Noun
a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
Source: WordNetI'm a huge Rugby Union fan, which is a bit like American football - but tougher. Alexander Hanson
And of course in America you've got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, soccer has become a little niche that the women have kind of filled. Parminder Nagra
I don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets. Sting (musician)
Rugby is a different game. There is an interruption every two minutes also in American football. Our soccer is a moving game: play, play, play, move, move - you don't interrupt. Franz Beckenbauer
American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East. David Mamet
American sports are quite masculine. And football - although it's still played by men all over the world - football compared to American football is quite feminine in its artistry. And there's no padding. It's America's loss, though. Noel Gallagher