Part 4 in a series on how our playing fields shaped our football games. If you’re looking for a reason why Aussie Rules may never truly catch on in America, look no further than Subiaco Oval. This cavernous arena in Perth is the home of two AFL teams — the West Coast Eagles and the [...]

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Part 3 of The Playing Fields, a series on how where we played football shaped the rules of our games. Remember when Harvard was one of the dominant college football programs in America? Yeah, me neither. In fact, you’d have to be about 100 years old to remember when Harvard had a major impact on [...]

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Part 2 of The Playing Fields, a series on how where we played football shaped the rules of our games. As we all know, two of our major football codes were formed in England in the 19th century — Association football and Rugby football. The former was a finesse game that involved kicking and dribbling, [...]

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So the other day I was looking around the interwebs for some info about the new Wembley Stadium, and I came across something that made me do a double-take. According to Wikipedia: The pitch size is 105 metres long and 68 metres wide, slightly narrower than the old Wembley. Really? Isn’t Wembley hosting an NFL [...]

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