American football is clear on uncertainty
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American Football
There are a number of sports played across the world under the name football, with most of the world reserving that name for association football or soccer. Soccer is discussed in Chapter 5 of this volume, this chapter considers American football, the basic structure of which is described in the next paragraph. Most of the material in this chapter is discussed in terms of the National Football ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/498434e