United States of Football
Key Facts
Abbreviation
USOF
Pronunciation
/juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl/
Category
Sports
Related Field
Football
Examples in Context
- Sunday is an unofficial holiday in the United States as millions of Americans gather in front of televisions for the annual National Football League championship; the Super Bowl.
- Beckham's arrival in the United States has attracted huge attention and already increased the profile of a sport which is dwarfed in popularity by American football, baseball, basketball and hockey.
- The state-run media immediately chimed in to echo Putin's comments, with a report on Rossiya 24 noting sarcastically that the United States was remote from the general affairs of FIFA because it did not even play what the rest of the world calls football.