American Football

The oval ball used in the game of American football, known as gridiron in some countries. American Football was approved as part of Unicode http://emojipedia.org/american-football/

• Of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
• Of or pertaining to the United States of America, Americans, or the American English language.
• Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people or its culture.
• Of or pertaining to the Americas.

• To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• To take part in a sport's match.
• Participate in games or sport
• Participate in (a sport or game).

• American football is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field long by wide with goalposts at each end.
• American football: a game in which two teams attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
• A game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
• Team sport in which players attempt to get a ball into their opponent's end of the field to score a point.
• A game similar to rugby football in which two teams attempt to get an ovoid ball into each other's territory.
• And in basketball (particularly in the past) as someone whose role is to retaliate against overly aggressive opposing players
• Sport is all forms of usually competitive physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants, and in some cases, spectators.
• Athletics is a term encompassing the human competitive sports and games requiring physical skill, and the systems of training that prepare athletes for competition performance.
• Forms of competitive activity, usually physical
• Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
• An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
• A sport, comprising a group of athletic events or disciplines, each of which involves either running, walking, throwing or jumping.