Sport. Listening

Ознайомтесь з інформацією про такі популярні види спорту як американський та європейський футбол:

American Football

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American Football is one of the biggest North American sports. Whilst the game is played worldwide, the professional leagues in North America (such as the NFL) easily attract the best players in the world making its leagues the most competitive. The pinnacle of the sport comes in the form of the Super Bowl played out every year to millions of people around the world.

Object of the Game

The object of American football is to score more points than your opponents in the allotted time. To do this they must move the ball down the pitch in phases of play before eventually getting the ball into the ‘end zone’ for a touchdown. This can be achieved by either throwing the ball to a teammate or running with the ball.

Each team gets 4 chances (downs) to move the ball 10 yards forward. Once they pass the 10 yards their downs reset and they start again for another 10 yards. After 4 downs have passed and they have failed to make it over the 10 yards required the ball will be turned over to the defensive team.

American football is a game with intense physical aggression with players that have speed, power, and explosiveness that requires helmets and padding to be worn. It is a team sport played by two teams of eleven.

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European Football - Soccer. Football, also called soccer, is probably the world's most popular team sport. It is played by over 150 million men and women of all ages in more than 200 countries. The difference between American and European football is simple by definition. Football is used mostly with the hands to control the ball, and the European football is what most people call Soccer. In soccer, you kick the ball and they not allowed using their hands at all.

A football match has two halves of 45 minutes each. A referee and two linesmen supervise the game. Each team must try to score as many goals as possible. If both teams score the same number of goals, it is called a draw or a tie.

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