American football is a competitive team sport known for mixing complex strategy with intense physical play. The object of the game is to score points by advancing the pointed-oval shaped ball into the opposing team´s end zone. The ball can be advanced by carrying or by throwing it to a teammate. Points can be scored in a variety of ways, including carrying the ball over the goal line, throwing the ball to another plyer past the goal line, tackling an oppoing ball carrier in his own end zone, or kicking the ball through the goal posts on the opposing side. The winner is the team with the most points when the time expires and the last play ends.
Gaelic football, commonly referred to as football, is a form of footbal played mainly in Ireland. It, together with Hurling, is the most popular sport in Ireland. The modern game is shaped in 1887.
Rules
Gaelic football is played by teams of 15 players on a rectangular (stretching 130-145 metres long and 80- 90 metres wide) grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The primary object is to score by kicking/striking the ball in the goals with your hands or feets.
A Gaelic-Football match last for 60 minutes, divided into two halves of 30 minutes.
Draws are decided by replays or by playing 20 minutes of extra time, divided into two halves of 10 minutes.
The game is played with a round leather football, but hes heavier then a soccer ball.
This is a Gaelic Football goal. If you want to score, you have to try to get the ball between the to vertical bars. If the ball is in the net, you have 3 points. If the ball is above the drossbar, you have one point.
A gaelic football match is watched over by eight officials: The referre,
