Astute gameIt was a battle of wills and a reminder of the part played by managers not coaches in soccer. The sight of two uncompromising teams chewing each other's ears offers its own satisfaction. After all they were not playing tiddly winks.American Football is called football because it evolved from sports such as Rugby in which it's full name is Rugby Football! They wear 'pads' because unlike rugby anyone gets hit not just the ball carrier, the high tackle rule doesn't exist in American Football so the majority of hits are in the head and shoulder, and the ball is passed forward which increases the running speed and thus results in violent hits. When they played without the protection, many players died. Even with the pads the average career is just 3 years due to injuries..

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