The pronouns that takes the place of the plural noun footballs are they as a subject, and them as an object. Examples:
The footballs in the bin are new. They were purchased over the summer so we would have them for the opening of the season.
Note: The word football as the noun for the game of football is an uncountable noun. The pronoun that takes the place of this use of the noun is it: When does football start, it is my favorite game.
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