In the mid-19th century, the various games that were called football separated and evolved into their own sports.

While Association Football and Rugby became dominant on one side of the Atlantic,

a totally different version of football evolved on the other side.

That version of the game, over the course of 150 years, has grown into the most valuable professional

sports league in the world.

Learn more about American football and how it grew into the game it is today on this episode

of Everything Everywhere Daily. Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. The origin of this episode actually came from one of my listeners in New Zealand

who suggested an episode on the origins of gridiron, which is what American football

is called in many countries. People outside of the United States and Canada probably are

vaguely aware of what American football is based on references in movies or television,

but they might not know exactly what's happening if they were to watch a game.

People in the United States or

Canada may be very familiar with the game, but they have no clue how the game came to be what

it is today. So regardless of how familiar you are with the game, I think there might be something that you'll learn.

I previously did an episode on the common origins of Association Football,

aka soccer, rugby and American football.

It's hard to believe that they all had the same origins, but it's actually true.

Kind of like how dolphins, monkeys, and bats are all mammals.

They look totally different, but they all have similar origins. are all

have similar origins.

What we know as American football has its origins in rugby.

If you are a rugby fan or an American football fan,

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