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Little did he know that he was watching a Londoner who was yet to play a full-sided game of American football.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Each year about one million teenagers play American football at high school in the US.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

That’s not so in the U.S., where many kids are drawn to American football, basketball or baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Soccer fields “are more akin to a putting green because of the ball roll than a football field. When the ball hits the ground in American football, you expect to hear the whistle blow.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

During commercial breaks, she teased him: Why did American football have no inherent logic, just overweight men jumping on top of one another?

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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