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R I E H T E D A M O N H O R W I D S I G R I G S E H PHI T N O E NAM A
ccording to Wikipedia, American football is a team sport played by two teams of 11 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 passing 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. Sounds easy, right? Not so fast! Even a mild observer can find the penalties confusing, and the game frustrating and heart-breaking for fans. Even so, it is reportedly the most popular sport in the United States. Players are celebrities in society. The Super Bowl ranks among the most-watched sporting events in the world. The game was first played on November 6, 1869, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, featuring Princeton versus Rutgers. It is not an Olympic sport but was demonstrated at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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