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What does football mean Internationally?
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.
Which started first Canadian football or American football?
The NFL started in 1920 and the Canadian Football Leauge started in 1958.
Who was the only person elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame without having played in the National Football League?
Billy Shaw, a guard for the Buffalo Bills from 1961 to 1969, played his entire career in the American Football League. He retired the year before the AFL teams merged with the teams of the National Football League. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
How many countrys play NFL?
The NFL is only played in the United States. If you mean how many countries play American football, there are 52 countries registered with the International Federation of American Football as of 2010. It's only a well-known sport in the USA and Canada, although it enjoys a respectable following in the UK, Japan, and Germany.
When did football first come out?
It depends on which code of football you are referring to. European football has been played for hundreds of years, Gaelic Football for over a thousand years, American Football and Australian Rules Football are very recent versions or codes and only played for 150 to 200 years. You need to specify which code e.g. soccer, gridiron auusie rules, rugby, gaelic football etc.
