American football

Related Topics:
American-football strategy - American football rules

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:For information on other sports known as "football", see the football article.

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:For the Chicago-based indie rock band, see American Football (band).

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American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport. The object of the game is to advance the football towards the opposing team's end zone and score points. The ball can be advanced by carrying the ball or by throwing or handing it from one teammate to the other. Points can be scored in a variety of ways, including carrying the ball over the goal line, throwing the ball to another player past the goal line or placekicking it through the goalposts. The team with more points when time expires wins.

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United States - Canada - Sport - End zone - Placekick

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Outside of the United States and Canada, the sport is usually referred to as American football to differentiate it from other football games, especially association football (also known as soccer) and rugby football. American football evolved as a separate sport from rugby football in the late 19th century. Arena football is a variant of American football.

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United States - Canada - Football - Association football - Rugby football - Arena football

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