Scoring is essentially the same as standard American football, though no kicks are allowed. A touchdown is six points. The offense can then elect for a one-point try from the 5-yard line or a two ...

Olympics flag football will come with its own set of tweaked American football rules: a shorter field, fewer players and no linemen, to name a few. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores ...

It requires less equipment but still accustoms players to the game’s arcane rules. American football may never replace the beautiful game, but more languages may soon need to find translations ...

So, let’s take a look at the rules that help shape American football into what we know today. A football game lasts for four 15-minute quarters, with a 2-minute break between the 1st and 2nd ...

American football's fundamentals are similar to any team sport. Two teams go head-to-head over 60 minutes with the winner being the team which scores the most points. However, to someone who has ...

Whether or not she attends, American football has been growing in popularity in the UK to the point where NOW (formerly Now TV) estimates that 24 per cent of Brits will tune in (to ITV 1 and Sky ...

How socialism boosts American sport The NFL’s rules mean that success is spread widely, unlike in European football ...

Backing flag football's bid to join the Olympics is the NFL, which has been trying to spread the game of American football abroad for the better part of the last two decades.. Since 2007, the NFL ...

Football fans won't have to wait for the planned launch of the XFL in 2020 for an alternative to the NFL. The Alliance of American Football was unveiled Tuesday, and plans to serve as a ...

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