The term American football refers to a type of game, not a regional sport. American football is enjoyed all over the world. There are professional American football leagues in Canada, Europe, South America and Japan. NFL Europe is an organization operated by the United States-based National Football League. NFL Europe has teams in six German and Dutch cities. In Canada, there are 2 organizations, the Canadian Football League, a professional league, and Canadian University Spot, which is a network of non-professional teams at the university level.
Both Canadian leagues play American football, but with some variations known as Canadian rules. New Zealand, Mexico, Japan and several other countries have amateur football competitions. American-style football is governed by the International Football Federation (IFAF), which has more than 45 branches in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. However, the real driving force in American football is the NFL, or the National Football Association.
The NFL is the regulatory and organizational branch of football in the United States. Creates and maintains rules for sports and drug use. When a player behaves too aggressively during a game, misses practice sessions or becomes involved in illegal extracurricular activity, the NFL imposes a fine and / or suspension on a player. The NFL bans recreational and steroid use, as well as improving performance, drug use. Authorizes and performs urine tests on their professional athletes.
The NFL also decides each year whether the rules of the game should be changed, and in what ways. Often the rules are made to make the game more interesting or honest. Security is another motivation behind the change of rules and the NFL is trying to make this game as aggressive and violent as possible by changing the existing rules and the forms of protective equipment used. However, merchandising is also a factor and the NFL has advocated for changes to the rules, such as a sponsor's timeout that is a break in the game, which are only for the purpose of letting the sponsor advertise.
The NFL decides which cities can have a team and how many teams the two franchises, The American Football League and National Football League, which was originally the only and prototypical league in American football, will make teams. Fans have integrated loyalties to these two franchises, which will be capitalized in the annual Superbowl. This game is set to play on this rivalry and pit the AFL and NFL Champions against each other. It takes place in February and is the most watched event on American television. It's an event that starts weeks earlier with football interviews, panels of sports figures speculating on the outcome of the games, and betting opportunities. This hype grows during the weeks of playoff games and grows to almost frenzy by the time Superbowl Sunday arrives.
The game is an all-day event featuring ceremonies and a legendary Las Vegas-style half-time show featuring the best celebrities. For the crowd watching at home, the Super Bowl is also augmented by the premiere screening of a collection of the most innovative and often funny advertising blips. Due to the exposure and the large number of viewers, the competition to be one of the favorite advertisers is almost as fierce as the competition of the teams that play in this game.
American football rises with the rest of the world and is becoming a popular phenomenon in almost every country. This growth in popularity is slower in countries that have established rugby or football franchises, but American football is fast becoming as popular as American fast food.
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