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	Comparison of Canadian and American football
		In American football, if a punt returner sees that, in his judgement, he will be unable to advance the ball after catching it, he may signal for a fair catch by waving his right hand in the air, and forego the attempt to advance.
		Furthermore, in American football the receiving team may elect not to play the ball if the prospects for a return are not good and the returner is not certain he can successfully catch the ball on the fly; American players are generally taught not to attempt to touch a bouncing football.
		In Canadian football, the clock stops after every play, but the starting time differs depending on the result of the previous play: after a tackle in bounds, the clock restarts when the referee whistles the ball in; after an incomplete pass or a tackle out of bounds, the clock restarts when the ball is snapped.
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		Canadian football was late in adopting the hand snap and the forward pass, although one would not suspect the latter from play today.
		The typical offensive arrangement in Canadian football is for there to be two slotbacks instead of the American tight end, while on the defensive end of the ball, two defensive halfbacks and one safety are employed instead of two safeties.
		American football also allows a defending team to advance a missed field goal; however, due to the absence of singles and the goalpost position at the back of the end zone, the return is rarely exercised, except on a blocked kick.
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		Canadian and American football are very similar, as both have their origins in rugby football (usually known in North America simply as "rugby".) As such, the rules of these sports are quite homogenous, although a comparison illustrates some key differences.
		In American football, if a punt returner sees that, in his judgment, he will be unable to advance the ball after catching it, he may signal for a fair catch by waving his right hand in the air, and forgo the attempt to advance.
		American football also allows a defending team to advance a missed field goal; however, due to the absence of singles and the goalpost position at the back of the end zone, the return is rarely exercised, except on a blocked kick, or as time expires in the half or in the game.
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	Canadian football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100.6 m) long and 65 yards (59.4 m) wide, with end zones 20 yards (18.3 m) deep.
		Canadian football was originally called rugby football, and is a descendant of rugby union football as played in the 1860s and 1870s by the Montreal Football Club and at McGill University.
		As the rules of American football are very similar to Canadian football, the CFL has maintained a close relationship with its American counterpart, the National Football League (NFL).
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		Canadian and American football do not much resemble soccer, the sport which most of the world calls "football." However, both of these games have their origins in rugby football, usually known in North America simply as "rugby".
		Canadian football was late in adopting the hand snap and the forward pass, although one would not suspect the latter from play today, and slower and not as severe in reducing the number of players on the field.
		Canadian Football League rules specify that the long circumference of the ball should be not less than 27 3/4 inches (705 mm) nor greater than 28 1/4 inches (718 mm), while the short axis should be no less than 20 7/8 inches (530 mm) nor greater than 21 1/8 inches (537 mm).
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	Comparison of Canadian and American football
		The rules of the Canadian football are very similar to American football, and the NFL has established a formal relationship with the CFL.
		In American football, if a kick receiver sees that, in his judgement, he will be unable to advance the ball after catching it, he may signal for a "fair catch" before the ball begins its descent.
		Canadian football allows each team only one thirty-second time-out in each half (however, during the last three minutes of each half the clock is stopped after every play and a final play is allowed if time expires between plays, therefore additional time-outs would be of little value)
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	Canadian football Information
		Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100.6 m) long and 65 yards (59.4 m) wide, with end zones 20 yards (18.3 m) deep.
		Canadian football was originally called rugby football, and is a descendant of rugby union football as played in the 1860s and 1870s by the Montreal Football Club and at McGill University.
		As the rules of American football are very similar to Canadian football, the CFL has maintained a close relationship with its American counterpart, the National Football League (NFL).
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	Definition of Comparison of Canadian and American football
		Canadian Football League rules specify that the long circumference of the ball should be not less than 27 3/4 inches nor greater than 28 1/4 inches, while the short axis should be no less than 20 7/8 inches nor greater than 21 1/8 inches.
		In contrast, there is no fair catch rule in Canadian football: instead no players from the kicking team except the kicker and any player who was behind him when he kicked the ball may ever approach within five yards of the ball until it is or has been in the opponents' possession.
		In Canadian football, the offensive team must run a play within 20 seconds of the referee whistling the play in; in American football, teams have 40 seconds from the end of the previous play.
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	American football -
		Canadian football is a close relative to the sport with a few key differences; the word "football" in Canada can mean American football or Canadian football depending on context.
		American football is indeed quite physical in comparison to other major American team sports, such as basketball and soccer.
		Tackle football is often banned in American schoolyards in favor of touch football, which uses two-hand touching instead of tackling; or flag football in which a player is "tackled" when an opponent pulls a flag off a belt attached to the player's waist.
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	Canadian Football League Information
		The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football.
		And in 1958 it left the CRU altogether and was renamed the Canadian Football League.
		Football has been gaining in popularity in Quebec with the recent success of the Alouettes, and Quebec university football teams now lead the country in attendance and on the field, with Laval University, the University of Montreal and Concordia University consistently in the top ten in the country.
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	American football - Online Gambling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		American football, known in the United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic.
		American football evolved as its own sports as it diverged from Rugby football in the early 20th century.
		Canadian football is also essentially a form of American football.
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		American football does not much resemble soccer, the sport which most people outside the U.S. call "football".
		However, both of these games have their origins in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, and American football is directly descended from rugby football, usually known simply as "Rugby".
		Football is also occasionally used by followers of the sports of Rugby Union, Rugby League, Gaelic Football and Australian Rules Football to refer to their sport.
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	dictionary - Comparison of Canadian and American football
		The dimensions of the official National Football League and National Collegiate Athetic Association football are specified by its manufacturer as: short circumference: 20 3/4 to 21 1/4 inches (527 to 540 mm), long circumference 27 3/4 to 28 1/2 inches (705 to 724 mm).
		Canadian balls have a complete white stripe around the football 1 inch (25 mm) from each end, NCAA balls have broken stripes, and NFL balls have no stripes.
		During conversions, the ball is considered live in Canadian football and American football at the college and NFL Europe level.
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	Rugby football - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The origins of the North American codes of football left lingering traces: the Canadian Football League's predecessor originally bore the name of the Canadian Rugby Football Union from its founding in 1884.
		Canadian football, was frequently known as "rugby" until the middle of the 20th century.
		American football — called "football" in the United States, and "gridiron" or "gridiron football" in Australasia.
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	Canadian football - Definition, explanation
		Canadian football is a form of football closely related to American football in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100.58 metres) long and 65 yards (59.43 metres) wide, with end zones 20 yards (18.29 metres) deep.
		The professional league in which the sport is played is the nine-team Canadian Football League (CFL), and its champion is awarded the Grey Cup.
		The rules of the Canadian football are very similar to American football, and the National Football League has established a formal relationship with the Canadian Football League.
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	Football.com
		The rules for modern-day football date back to a formal beginning in 1876, when the NCAA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, drew up their set of 61 rules governing how this game (which itself resulted from soccer and rugby players breaking the rules of their respective games) would be played.
		This small size is the opposite of the Canadian game, and while the running involved in the CFL ignites many fans' passions, those who advocate Arena football claim that the tighter field makes for a faster-paced game with more blocking action and more aggressive play.
		This is in keeping with Canadian football's larger field size, where more players are needed to cover the extra space.
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		It is considered among the greatest moments in college football and American sports history [1].
		Flutie is a figure of national pride to Canadians and Canadian expatriates (this despite having been born and raised in the United States) and has been the subject of a song by the Canadian band Moxy FrÃ¼vous.
		Patriots head coach and football historian Bill Belichick made comments that suggested that the play was a retirement present of sorts for his veteran quarterback, although Flutie had made no comment on whether or not 2005 would be his last season [9].
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		The one American rule which I always find as rediculously extra stupid is teams walking off the field with 39 or less seconds away.
		The rules in Canadian football make the game more like rugby, The kicking game, and the 3 downs, the size of the field, are all connected to the games roots, But the forward pass and decades of import coaches has made the game more static.
		At this point though, Canadian football is for all intents and purposes American football (or vica versa I suppose) apart the rule differences that now exist and there is no going back to rugby.
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		For an early history of American football as it diverged from football and rugby, see football.
		American football does not much resemble soccer, the sport which most people outside the U.S. call "football"; consequently, the sport is commonly known internationally as "American football" or "gridiron".
		Collegiate and professional football games are 60 minutes long, divided into four quarters of 15 minutes each.
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	Canadian Football Is Still Football @ Blogcritics.org
		Canadian football is still mainly dependent on gate receipts for its revenue, as there just isn't the population base in Canada to warrant the huge amount of television money available to the National Football League.
		The Canadian football field is 110 yards long and 65 yards wide, compared to 100 yards by 53-1/3 for the American.
		American expansion had proven to be a disaster, no teams east of Manitoba were making money, and it looked like only a matter of time before the plug would have to be pulled.
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		Canadians already have access to the main Fox TV network, which primarily offers movies and other types of entertainment but little news.
		O'Reilly later told The Canadian Press that he was referring to newspaper staff, not Canadians in general.
		Canadian viewers like to be challenged and they like to argue with their televisions, he said.
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		When top Canadian football insiders and influencers participated in a recent survey about the Canadian Football League (CFL), they were asked who they considered to be today's finest CFL player.
		The Score's Duane Ford invites Canadians to embrace the differences between the NFL and the CFL.
		Gibson's is inviting Canadians to vote for their favorite current CFL player for a chance to win tickets to the 2006 Grey Cup in Winnipeg.
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		Outside of the United States and Canada, the sport is referred to as 'American football' or sometimes 'Grid-iron' football to differentiate it from association football (soccer), a sport that it does...
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	Blogcritics Comments on Canadian Football Is Still Football
		Canadians would scream bloody murder and would see it as a sign of given into to American culutral hegemony if the CFL were to ever join the NFL.
		Suss, I've heard people make the comparison between CFL and the American college game before and although the motion rules are simillar, the game is still quite a bit different.
		It'd also be interesting to know BTW what The Canadian Rugby Football Union and Rugby Canada think of the fact that the Grey Cup was stolen from them and given to a game that looks way to much like American Football for my liking.
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