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Amẹ́ríkàn futbọ́ọ̀lù tàbí bọ́ọ̀lù-ẹlẹ́sẹ̀ Amẹ́ríkà, ni eré-ìdárayá tó gbajúmọ́ ní Orílẹ̀-èdè Amẹ́ríkà àti Kánádà,[nb 1] ó jẹ́ eré-ìdárayá ẹlẹ́gbẹ́mẹgbẹ́.
Larry Fitzgerald (in blue) catches a pass while Cortland Finnegan (in red) plays defense at the 2009 Pro Bowl. | |
Highest governing body | International Federation of American Football |
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First played | November 6, 1869 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States (Princeton vs. Rutgers) |
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Contact | Full-contact |
Team members | 11 (both teams may freely substitute players between downs) |
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Venue | Football field (rectangular: 120 yards long, 53 1⁄3 yards wide) |
Olympic | No (demonstrated at the 1932 Summer Olympics)[1] |
Country or region | Worldwide |
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