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American football

American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or throwing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance the ball at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense. If they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Sport

• Highest governing body:  International Federation Of American Football
• Nicknames:  Football, Gridiron
• First played:  November 6, 1869, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.s, (Princeton Vs. Rutgers)
• Contact:  Full
• Team members:  11 (Both Teams May Freely Substitute Players Between Downs)
• Type:  Team Sport, Ball Game
• Equipment:  Football, Football Helmet, Pads (Shoulder, Thigh, Knee, And Optionally Elbow Pads)
• Venue:  Football Field (Rectangular: 120 Yards Long, 53 1 ⁄ 3 Yards Wide)
• Country or region:  Worldwide (Most Popular In North America)
• Olympic:  Demonstrated At The 1904 And 1932 Summer Olympics, Flag Football At The 2028 Summer Olympics
• Wikidata description:  Form Of Team Game Played With An Oval Ball On A Field Marked Out As A Gridiron
• Wikidata label:  American Football
• Wikidata aliases:  American Football, Gridiron Football, Football, American Rules Football

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