Football is a family of team sports in which the object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts using merely the body (by carrying, throwing, or kicking).
Actually, Rugby is older than American Football, and Rugby and Football (Soccer) weren’t as clearly delineated in the 18th/19th century as they are today. AF is still weird, though, because of the extreme separation of roles and the frequent, severe breaks in game flow.
Football is a family of team sports in which the object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts using merely the body (by carrying, throwing, or kicking).
“It’s called Football, because… it just is ok!? I can pick it up with my hands too, some yankee said I could! 😭”
Actually, Rugby is older than American Football, and Rugby and Football (Soccer) weren’t as clearly delineated in the 18th/19th century as they are today. AF is still weird, though, because of the extreme separation of roles and the frequent, severe breaks in game flow.