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Football is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by carrying it (a running play) or by throwing it to a teammate (a passing play). Points can be scored in a variety of ways, including carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line; catching a pass from beyond that goal line; kicking the ball through the goal posts at the opponent's end zone; and tackling an opposing ballcarrier within his end zone. The winner is the team with the most points when the time expires. The sport is also played outside the United States. National leagues exist in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Japan, Mexico, Israel, Spain, Austria and several Pacific Island nations. The NFL, National Football League, the largest professional American football league in the world, ran a developmental league in Europe from 1991–1992 and then from 1995–2006.

This is a diagram of a football field. The field is 360 by 160 feet. The longer boundary lines are sidelines, while the shorter boundary lines are end lines. Near each end of the field is a goal line; they are 100 yards apart. A scoring area called an end zone extends 10 yards beyond each goal line to each end line. While the playing field is effectively flat, it is common for a field to be built with a slight crown—with the middle of the field higher than the sides—to allow water to drain from the field.

This is a picture of all the gear a football player wears. Items include helmet, mouthpiece, elbowpads, knee pads, chest protector and cleats (shoes for a field).

This is a picture of New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning. The Quarterback is the player who handles the ball and takes the snaps. He is the one who throws the ball down the field.

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