American football American football American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four
Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads The following is a list of squads for each nation competing in men's football at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Each nation submitted a squad of 17 players. For the first time in Olympic history, the IOC decided to allow professional players to take part in the tournament. Olympic Football Tournament in Los Angeles in 1984. However, as FIFA still did not want the Olympics to rival the World Cup, a compromise was struck that allowed teams from Africa, Asia, Oceania and CONCACAF to field their strongest professional