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National Football League
Homepage:
http://www.nfl.com/
Rules and regulations: http://www.nfl.com/rulebook
History:
Now consisting of 32 teams from various
American cities, the National Football
League (NFL) has risen to national
and international prestige after more
than 80 years of existence. Founded
in 1920 as the American Professional
Football Association, the organization
changed its name to NFL in 1922, and
since then went on to be rise and
be considered as the premier American
football league in the world. NFL’s
biggest break came about in the 1960s-1970s
when intense competition with then
rival American Football League (AFL)
set in. In the 1970 season, however,
a merger with the AFL set in, greatly
influencing NFL’s current makeup
and geographic expanse, style of play,
media coverage, playoffs and championship
games. The Super Bowl, the sport’s
premier championship game, is perhaps
one of AFL’s greatest influence
in NFL.
Aside from
the Super Bowl, NFL currently administers
the American Football Conference,
the National Football Conference,
and the all-star Pro Bowl held in
Hawaii.
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