response: And another fact is that the game originated from varieties of football that was played in Britain during the 19th century
original_response: Yes, its been around for quite a while. SInce the mid 19th century in Britain
history: watching football is one of my favorite things to do. Since you like watching football, you might already know that it is also known as gridiron football I really just like watching my local team. American football actually originated from rugby football. OH really? I didn't know that! And the first match was played in 1869 between 2 college teams. Wow I didn't realize this sport was that old
knowledge: Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in Britain in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games.