Synonyms for american football
amer·i·can foot·ball

Princeton's WordNet

1. American football, American football gamenoun

   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

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1. Cardale Jones:

   This is for the love of football, enjoy. Jones D.C. Defenders beat the Seattle Dragons 31-19 Saturday afternoon in the opener of the new XFL that provided plenty of entertainment in person and on TV. Its far too early to tell if the XFL can take a foothold where its previous incarnation and the recently unsuccessful Alliance of American Football failed, but executives are willing to wait and see. XFL COMMISH SAYS LEAGUE NEVER REALLY CONSIDERED COLIN KAEPERNICK, MORE EXCITED TO SEE CARDALE JONES For us, if the fans who attend and watch at home feel as though it was a good football game and they had a fun time either watching or being in this awesome venue with us, thats success, XFL chief operating officer Jeffrey Pollack said. Were taking a long term view in this. Success ultimately will not be measured in the first game or the first weekend or the first season.

2. Akshay Khanna:

   When the NFL first started the international series there were a lot of questions around whether there would be demand for American football in Europe, in Asia, in Mexico and elsewhere, it was viewed as such a domestic sport but the NFL has done a phenomenal job of growing its fan base.

3. Bob Dorfman:

   While a non-U.S. staged Super Bowl is not out of the question, I can't see it happening within the next 15-20 years at least, imagine a UEFA Champions League final in New York or Los Angeles, that's about an equal scenario. American football is simply too.

4. Bill Peterson:

   The Frankfurt Galaxy( The NFL Europe team) always had tremendous success, at that time there were 2,000 American football clubs in Europe playing the game from juniors through to adults.

5. Bill Polian:

   We are pleased to welcome Johnny Manziel to Alliance of American Football, which weve always described as a league of opportunity for talented players to launch or revitalize their pro football careers, we completed extensive background work to determine whether it would be appropriate for Johnny to play this season, and after consulting with many people familiar with his situation, we concluded that it would be good for him to resume his pro football career here at The Alliance.