Compare And Contrast Soccer And Football

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The two sports, American Football and Football (Soccer) are very similar and different in many ways. Some ways they are similar is that they both have 22 players on the field (11 on each team.) Also, both teams have many positions for those players, in two layouts: defense, and offense. Defensive players defend the ball and try to get the other team to give up possession, and move the ball up to the other team's side of the field. Offensive players try to get points to win the game in the time they have. One way these sports are different is that in Soccer, there are two haves that both contain 45 minutes. In American football, there are 4 quarters that all contain 15 minutes. American football has a total of 60 minutes, and Soccer has