It requires expensive equipment, it can be very dangerous if played without special training, its rules are difficult to understand, and it has too many breaks in the action.
Globally, the world's favourite sport is football (not American football). Sports such as baseball and American football are only popular in America. Football is the most popular sport in South America, Asia, Africa and in Europe. The World Cup Final was watched by nearly 300 million viewers, and throughout the tournament, there were and estimated 1.7 billion independent viewers.
ANSWER. Football is football where ever you are. There is only one football. American football is known as gridiron outside of north America, or American style rugby in China. American football is not played much outside the USA. It is unknown in most countries. Rugby is far more popular worldwide than gridiron.
Because football is its original name, as the ball is kicked by the foot. It is called football around the vast majority of the world, it is only in America where 'American Football' is so popular it is called soccer. Soccer is sometimes used in Australia due to Australian Rules Football. Both American and Australian Rules football are variations of soccer (football) hence there names.
Yes No it is played all over the world World Sports Scouting
American Football holds the most popularity in the United States, while Football (Soccer) holds among the least of organized professional sports leagues. Around the world, Soccer holds a very high level of popularity while American Football does not.
Worldwide, there are literally billions more people who play and watch football than those who watch American football. The US is the only country where American football is more popular than football.
The American Football League changed their name to the National Football League because not only America was playing it. I mean Football was started in the U.k by Walter Camp. Football is a National sport so there for the name was changed.
Canada, Mexico, and the USA are the only countries on the North American continent
soccer... more commonly spelled futbol. Internationally, the game of American football is known as 'gridiron'. The vast majority of the world calls soccer football. Only in North America is football called soccer and gridiron called football.
No football is only in America
soccer... more commonly spelled futbol. Internationally, the game of American football is known as 'gridiron'. The vast majority of the world calls soccer football. Only in North America is football called soccer and gridiron called football.
Some stereotypes associated with American football include players being seen as aggressive and hyper-masculine, fans being overly passionate and rowdy, and cheerleaders being portrayed as ditzy or superficial. Additionally, there is a stereotype that American football is only popular in the United States and that it is a sport primarily for men.