Why don't English people ever play American Football?

[ValentineCityCentreGuestHouse]

English (and indeed British) people have no history of playing this sport - with the popularity of football ('soccer') and rugby here (which is a distant cousin of gridiron) there probably just isn't room for another carry/kick team ball game.

In terms of US sports generally: Ice Hockey and basketball are reasonably unique and are played on a smaller scale here. Baseball isn't really played at all as (particularly but not exclusively the English) have cricket which is a very distant cousin.

The reverse is probably why rugby and cricket aren't at all common in the US.

There were attempts at spreading gridiron over here, with a world league established in two seperate periods. I was there at Murrayfield when Scotland became World Champions of American football in 1995! I always enjoyed the games and watch the superbowl, but its never going to catch on when the alternatives are so well established here.

(ps you can tell your brother Newcastle are in terminal decline and he needs to re-select like perhaps Sunderland!!)

[cumbriantraveller5112]

I am English and i find American football the most boring game ever , Sorry if this offends you but i think most English people would agree with me.

[Freddiestarr]

More importantly, why is American football called football when the players don't use their feet? OK, at kickoff and a few other times a tiny weed of a guy comes on, kicks the ball, collects his $100k and goes and lies down because he's exhausted, but everyone else uses their hands...