Proper noun

Singular American football

Plural -

American football

  1. A game similar to rugby football in which two teams attempt to get an ovoid ball into each other's territory. Called football in the United States and Canada and American football elsewhere in the world.

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Mon Sep 6 01:02:13 2010

American football, known in the United States simply as football and often as gridiron outside the United States, is a competitive team sport. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by carrying it (a running play) or by throwing it to a teammate (a passing play). Points can be scored in a variety of ways, including carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line, catching a pass thrown over that goal line, kicking the ball through the goal posts at the opponent's end zone, or tackling an opposing ball carrier within his end zone. The winner is the team with the most points when the time expires.

American football is closely related to Canadian football but with some differences in rules and in the configuration of the field.

In the United States, the major forms are high school football, college football and professional football, which are essentially similar but feature slightly different rules.

High school football is governed in the U.S. by the National Federation of State High School Associations. College football is governed in the U.S. by two bodies: the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The major league for professional football is the National Football League. Over the years, there have been other notable professional football leagues, including the All America Football Conference during the 1940s, the American Football League during the 1960s, the United States Football League during the 1980s, and the currently active United Football League.

The sport is also played outside the United States. National and collegiate leagues exist in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Japan, Mexico, Israel, Spain, Austria, and several other European, American, Asian and Pacific Island nations. The International Federation of American Football acts as an international governing body for the sport on five continents, but the organization has little standing in the United States compared to the aforementioned bodies and leagues.

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Thu Sep 2 21:27:28 2010

Why do American people call my football there soccer?
Q. Cause i've seen a american football match and it doesn't make sense! Football (soccer) was made lik 1000 years ago and american football is new so erm... i think they need to get REAL
Asked by London qirl . - Tue Jun 13 18:46:57 2006 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments

A. OK I know that the English/Europeans call it Football because the game is played with the skills of the foot etc, but I'm an Aussie and we call it soccer too. I don't understand why you guys get so bent out of shape over what other countries relate to as the name or code of a game or sport. Countries are different and have different names for more things that the codes of sport. You call it football, we call it soccer, we say footy, you guys say league. It doesn't matter. Whatever it's called isn't the point, the point is the game and people's love and support for it. Celebrate our differences in language and grammar, it's what makes each of our countries and sports unique. It's not meant as an offence. It;s just the way it is.
Answered by andygurl - Tue Jun 13 22:40:10 2006

How do you play American football?
Q. I'm from Ireland and we have our own sports like hurling and gaelic football and I was wondering how do you play american football? I have no idea what touchdowns are and how you play the game in general so could some american people tell me how it works?
Asked by irishgirl - Thu Jul 23 15:22:17 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

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Answered by Super Mario - Thu Jul 23 15:31:05 2009

Where did American football get its name?
Q. I know that soccer (UK football) is a much, much older game then American football. I am wondering why both Americans and Europeans lay claim to the word "football"- and for different games! (Not to mention, American football has a lot less to do with feet than European football). Thanks!
Asked by Laura - Sun Apr 12 04:42:51 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The first guy is right. Originally footballs were a foot(ie. 12 inches) long. And the original football(back when Yale and Harvard were national championship teams) was more like rugby than modern-day football.
Answered by Gary II - Sun Apr 12 06:11:46 2009

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