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  2. History of American football - Wikipedia

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    The event featured the first-ever indoor pro football games. The first professional indoor game came on December 29, 1902, when the Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the "New York team" 5–0. Syracuse would go on to win the 1902 Series, while the Franklin Athletic Club won the Series in 1903. The World Series only lasted two seasons. [3] [151]

  3. Early history of American football - Wikipedia

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    The event featured the first-ever indoor pro football games. The first professional indoor game came on December 29, 1902, when the Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the "New York team" 5–0. Syracuse would go on to win the 1902 Series, while the Franklin Athletic Club won the Series in 1903. The World Series only lasted two seasons. [3] [225]

  4. Football - Wikipedia

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    The first FA rules still contained elements that are no longer part of association football, but which are still recognisable in other games (such as Australian football and rugby football): for instance, a player could make a fair catch and claim a mark, which entitled him to a free kick; and if a player touched the ball behind the opponents ...

  5. American football - Wikipedia

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    A football field as seen from behind one end zone. The tall, yellow goal posts mark where the ball must pass for a successful field goal or extra point. The large, rectangular area marked with the team name is the end zone. Football games are played on a rectangular field that measures 120 yards (110 m) long and 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards (48.

  6. History of association football - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded football match in Argentina was played in 1867 by British railway workers at the Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground. [44] The game was a blend of both association and rugby footballs, allowing the use of hands. [45] The first association football team in South America, Buenos Aires Football Club was created in Argentina that ...

  7. College football - Wikipedia

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    November 1890 was an active time in the sport. In Baldwin City, Kansas, on November 22, 1890, college football was first played in the state of Kansas. Baker beat Kansas 22–9. [22] On the 27th, Vanderbilt played Nashville (Peabody) at Athletic Park and won 40–0. It was the first time organized football played in the state of Tennessee. [23]

  8. History of the National Football League - Wikipedia

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    The NFL was the first professional football league to successfully establish a nationwide presence, after several decades of failed attempts. [ citation needed ] Only two founding members are still in the league, the Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears ) and the Racine Cardinals (founded in 1898, joined the NFL in 1920, now the Arizona ...

  9. Timeline of association football - Wikipedia

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    Juventus becomes the first club in the history of European football to have won all three major confederation competitions after defeating Liverpool 1–0 in that match, as well as the first in association football history to have won all possible international competitions [8] [9] [10] after defeating Argentinos Juniors 6–4 (2–2 a.e.t.) in ...