American football
Britishnoun
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a team game similar to rugby, with 11 players on each side. Forward passing is allowed and planned strategies and formations for play are decided during the course of the game
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the oval-shaped inflated ball used in this game
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South American football expert Tim Vickery, speaking to BBC Sport, added: "Ideally you want the team to make the stars, here you have a case of the star saving the team."
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
"They're like close cousins - and that's why American football became popular around the same time the word 'soccer' was coined, in the 1880s and 1890s."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
In a country where American football remains the undisputed ratings king, executives at Fox Corp.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Ahead of Trump’s arrival, an area roughly the size of 400 American football fields was closed in preparation for a stop here.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Luma didn’t care much for American football, but she thought the boys might enjoy the plot.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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