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How did American football started?

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i belive that canadain football started first then America got an idea of it

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Gridiron football (not futbol or soccer) was actually born in Canada by British soldiers against civilians in a game in Toronto on November 9, 1861. It has been modified since then.

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it was started a thousad years ago as training for Spartans and Athens in Greece. It was alot deadlier back then.

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