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American Football

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  • Even then, without the backing of the Latins, it will be very difficult for it to flourish in a country with a sport so exotic for the rest of the world and yet so attractive to the residents of the country, as is the case of football --by us referred to as American Football-- and with sports so deeply established and massively practiced since childhood as baseball and basketball.

    José Fernando López: The Dream of the World Cup and the Role of Latinos José Fernando López 2011

  • Even then, without the backing of the Latins, it will be very difficult for it to flourish in a country with a sport so exotic for the rest of the world and yet so attractive to the residents of the country, as is the case of football --by us referred to as American Football-- and with sports so deeply established and massively practiced since childhood as baseball and basketball.

    José Fernando López: The Dream of the World Cup and the Role of Latinos José Fernando López 2011

  • Football, the game of heavily padded helmeted warriors competing for first downs, touch downs, is called American Football by the rest of the world's inhabitants, their voices tinged with derision for American exceptionalism.

    Joshua David Stein: World Cup: Give Me Something to Believe In 2008

  • They weren't using step ladders to stand 12 feet in the air and hurl 50 metre passes across the field as in American Football.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • The game sits atop the cornerstone of American Football, which is practically the sacred cow to pigskin lovers, and with this being the 22nd game, it shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.

    G4 TV - TheFeed 2010

  • In 1960, an upstart league called the American Football league was formed by Lamar Hunt, largely due to the NFL's refusal to agree to letting Hunt start an expansion team in Dallas, and the league's rebuffing his attempts to gain ownership of an NFL team.

    Mile High Report BShrout 2010

  • "Kinsella-esque" and some to even suggest American Football, which isn't a stretch but not the first thing to come to mind.

    Punknews.org 2009

  • American Football which is my favorite sport you have QB Sanchez from USC.

    Check This Out: Early Green Lantern Movie Concept Art?! « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • The band who formed in 2004, clearly draw inspiration from the work of Tim Kinsella and bands such as American Football, with their very technical sound.

    Londonist 2009

  • You should look at my car because there are so many audiobook tapes and a lot of them have an American Football backdrop.

    Six Nations: Stuart Lancaster committed to England's long-term vision 2012

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