Football has become one of the most popular sports in the USA these days.
There is however specific gear to partake in football.
This would include shoulder pads which makes the players so strange with the broad shoulders used as protective padding.
There is a helmet on each player, special gloves and shoes specifically designed for football, thigh and knee pads.
The players use a mouthguard to protect their teeth and jockstraps or shorts with jockstraps which not only protect the player from damage due to ball hits.
Football is generally played at schools, at sports clubs, universities and colleges, leagues and of course on national level.
It is a fast action game that generates an enormous amount of enthusiasm and excitement among spectators.
The higher end footballs are mostly made out of leather if a good football and nowadays as with so many other products, there are also those made of synthetic material.