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American football today, I’m sure you’ll agree, is one of the greatest sports shown on live television. Nothing compares to this fast paced, intense, adrenaline fuelled contact sport. Being one of the pivotal cornerstones of American culture, the NFL football league has created a world wide brand and attracts die hard fans from all over Europe to Japan. In fact with so many American states it can get confusing for non-Americans which state, exactly, the NFL football teams hail from. For overseas fans, perhaps the atmosphere of being at a live game; the smell of stale beer, nachos, hot dogs and the crowd enthusiasm willing their team on is something that is missed out on. Nevertheless, it is still a global money making machine, with NFL merchandise being sold in hundreds of countries. This site is aimed at the avid football fan and has some informative pieces on the FIFA tournaments, as well.

The world of football

The rules that American football follow are quite intuitive; however a novice viewer to the sport may be confused with all the markings on the pitch. These are simply, measures of distance (specifically yards from the goal line). They act as useful indicators for team players in terms of advancing the ball and also useful for referees if play has to be stopped at any point during the game. Essentially, the idea of the game is to get either: a touchdown worth 6 points, a field goal worth 4 points or a safety worth 2 points. A touchdown can be achieved by tactical manoeuvres from the team where each given player has their assigned role. However, these tactical manoeuvres ranging from charging runs, to well timed throws are often thwarted by the opposing team.

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With national football league games occurring every weekend, fans can track their teams’ progress through the NFL team standings where a league table is shown with NFL football scores  so be sure to check the site for all the NFL stats. In American football there is the Football conference and National Football Conference. The former features the likes of the San Diego Chargers and the infamous Miami Dolphins. These teams will play other regional state teams, and at the end of the season the amount of wins, losses and points are recorded. 2008 saw very successful results for the aforementioned Dolphins and Chargers. Although, American football is hugely popular not just stateside but in other countries nothing can whip up fever pitch like the soccer world cup. The FIFA world cup 2010, in South Africa, will be no doubt providing plenty of drama, some emotional scenes, and plenty of replay moments. Who can forget such moments of undeniable talent in recent World Cups? Ronaldinho’s free kick against England? Or Italy’s triumphant win in the last world cup. The tournament will always provide unbelievable stories that will be remembered for years to come, and this upcoming tournament is set to be no different. Keep checking throughout the site for updated information on both the NFL leagues and the most famous FIFA tournaments.