The document explores the history and development of association football (soccer) and American football, highlighting key milestones such as the establishment of FIFA in 1904 and the first World Cup in 1930. It discusses the popularity of both sports globally, their rules, and notable events such as the Super Bowl and World Cup. Additionally, it mentions significant figures like Pelé and Diego Maradona, and the growth of women's football.

1. KICK OR CARRY?

2. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 Football
 Association Football
 Soccer
 FUTBOL
 FUTSBOL
 Football
 American Football
 Gridiron Football
 The Beautiful Game

3. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL

4.  Mexico – 3,400 years ago
 China – 2nd and 3rd Centuries BC – cuju
 Kyoto, Japan - kamari
 Romans and Greeks
 Modern football started in Britain – 18th C
 Rules evolved into:
1. Association Football
2. Rugby
3. American Football

5. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 October 1863,
Freemason’s Tavern:
Football Association
 1800s: British sailors,
traders and soldiers
spread the sport to
the world
 1904: FIFA
 1930: 1st World Cup in
Uruguay; won by
Uruguay
 1874: Game between
Harvard and McGill
Universities
 Rule changes from Rugby by
Walter Camp (1858-1925)
‘Father of American
Football’
 1892: Professional Football
 1903: Ohio League =
National Football League
(NFL)
 1919: 1st professional game
 1960: American Football
League (AFL)
 1966: Super Bowl I

6. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 Most popular sport
around the world: 250
million players in over
200 countries
 Most prevalent in
Europe and South
America
 Mainly in the US
 Also Canada,
Australia, New
Zealand, and the
United Kingdom
 Other countries have
been establishing
leagues in recent
years

7.  Object of the game: get the ball into the
other’s team goal area
 Start the game with a coin toss
 11 players on field for each team
 Some rules: penalties
 Referees
 Support staff

9. Association Football AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 Ball: spherical with
black/white pentagons
 Kick the ball
 Continued playing
 Dress: basic sports
clothes
 No huddle or line up
 Players: less specialized
 Goals: one point
 Configuration of the
field: netted goal area
 Ball (pigskin): prolate
spheroid, pointed
ends, brown
 Carry the ball; tackle
 Times out; stop the clock
 Dress: helmet, pads…
 Huddle and line up for the
play
 Players: highly specialized
 Touchdown: 6 points
(additional points)
 Configuration of the field:
big H

10. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL

11. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 INTERNATIONAL : (FIFA)
 ASIA: (AFC)
 AFRICA: (CAF)
 EUROPE: (UEFA
 NORTH, CENTRAL
AMERICA AND
CARIBBEAN:
(CONCACAF)
 OCEANIA: (OFC)
 SOUTH AMERICA:
(CONMEBOL)
 INTERNATIONAL
(North and South
America, Europe,
Asia, and Oceania):
IFAF
 US: NFL
 US Colleges: NCAA
 Individual countries
leagues

12. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 WORLD CUP
 CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
 FIFA CONFEDERATION
CUP
 SUMMER OLYMPICS
 DOMESTIC
COMPETITIONS
 AMERICAN FOOTBALL
WORLD CUP
 US SUPER BOWL
 AFC-NFC PRO BOWL
 COLLEGIATE
FOOTBALL: BOWL
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
 HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL

13. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 WORLD CUPS:
 2010, South Africa:
Spain
 2014, Brazil
 2018, Russia
 2022, Qatar
 SUPER BOWL:
 2012: Indianapolis,In:
NY Giants
 2013: New Orleans,La
 2014: East
Rutherford,NJ
 2015: Glendale,Az

15.  Edson Arantes do
Nascimento
 ‘O Rei do Futebol,’
‘O Rei Pele,’ ‘O Rei’
 ‘Best football player
of all time’
 Technique
 Statistics
 Awards
 Retirement, 1977

16.  ‘Sweetness’
 Running back’
 ‘Greatest football
player + greatest
human being’
 Statistics
 Awards
 Legacy

17.  ‘The hand of God’
 ‘Greatest football
player of all time’
 Statistics
 Awards
 Controversy
 Head coach of
Argentina national
team
 Manager of Al Wasl
FC in Dubai

18.  ‘World’
 ‘Greatest wide
receiver of all time
and one of the
greatest players in
NFL history’
 Statistics
 Awards
 Retirement
 Legacy

19. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 715.1 million viewers
(worldwide) for World
Cup’s final match in
Germany, 2006
 In South Africa, 2010;
estimated over 700
viewers plus digital
viewers
 111 million viewers
(worldwide) for Super
Bowl, 2011
 111 million viewers in
US for Super Bowl
2012; broadcast in
200 countries, 25
languages (500
international
journalists) plus
digital viewers

20.  1938 – Cuba
 1974 – Haiti
 1998 – Jamaica
 2006 – Trinidad and Tobago
 GREAT HOPES FOR REPRESENTATION IN
BRAZIL, 2014!

21.  Participation has improved in recent years:
‘soccer mom’
 Popularity has increased based on
demographics and economics
 Heightened interest in international ‘soccer’
 American men play in foreign leagues
 Women Leagues: Women won the Summer
Olympic competition in 1996, 2004, and 2008
 World Cup participation:
 3rd place in 1930
 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994 and every WC since

22.  IFAF, 1998, La Courneuve, France
 62 member nations:
 EFAF
 PAFAF
 AFAF
 OFAF
 Over 700 leagues in Europe alone
 IFAF World Cup
 IFAF Women’s World Cup
 IFAF Junior World Cup
 NFL International Series

26.  Maradonna – The Hand of God, Xenon
Pictures, 2008

27.  billmar@cfl.rr.com