| The American football style has developed from a | | | | American Football. The Super Bowl is one of the |
| combination of rugby and soccer. Football is much | | | | biggest attractions on television, as it is the finals for |
| younger and developed only in the nineteenth | | | | each season of football. It attracts millions of |
| century. This is one of the most popular sports in the | | | | spectators even from Canada. |
| United States. American football attracts millions of | | | | The Super Bowl is a big source of revenue for the |
| spectators and thousands of enthusiastic players. | | | | television channels as they charge a huge amount for |
| Football has a unique tradition in the US. American | | | | advertising. Every second of the Super Bowl is made |
| football is like an institution in the people of USA. | | | | interesting, especially the star- studded half time |
| Football gets the center stage of students' activity in | | | | which is remarkable to watch. |
| the high school. The entire school comes to back | | | | Many wonder why football is so popular in the United |
| their team during tournaments. The homecoming | | | | States. Some attribute it to the violence. The tackles |
| games and dances are nearly bigger than prom. The | | | | can be so rough that players often end up with |
| quarterback of the football team is the most popular | | | | debilitating injuries. People also often enjoy anticipating |
| guy in the school. | | | | the next move in the game. Those spectators who |
| Football rules are fairly complex. Those who don't | | | | have played at some time in their lives like to imagine |
| understand them, or care, can find the game slow | | | | what strategy they would invoke in any given |
| moving and boring. On the surface it looks like running | | | | situation. Another popular pastime during games is to |
| and tackling is all the players do, but actually the | | | | yell at the coaches anytime a play goes wrong. |
| strategy is difficult and confusing. The coaches and | | | | Football continues to draw more people into the |
| assistants spend years studying offensive and | | | | excitement of professional sport. Football is just as |
| defensive moves that go into making touchdowns. | | | | popular if not more so than the nation past time of |
| Often they aren't given enough credit for their hard | | | | baseball and of hockey. Canadians play their own |
| work. | | | | brand of football, with slightly different rules. |
| Professional football began way back in 1895 in | | | | However, the sport of football has not seen nearly |
| Pennsylvania. Within the next ten years more teams | | | | the same amount of popularity in Canada as it has in |
| emerged and colleges started creating football teams | | | | the United States. |
| as well. The American Football Association formed in | | | | Football is introduced to many when they are just |
| 1920, but two years later became known as the | | | | small children and it's not just a game for boys |
| National Football League. | | | | anymore. Girl's teams are sprouting up all over the |
| The NFL and football are very popular in the US and | | | | place and are proving that any gender can play any |
| has given many superstars and celebrities to | | | | sport, and play it well. |