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Football is at a crossroads, its future imperiled by the very physicality that drives its popularity. Its grass roots - high school and youth travel program - are withering. But players from the small South Pacific American territory of Samoa are bucking that trend, quietly becoming the most disproportionately overrepresented culture in the sport. But the very thing that makes them so good at football - their extraordinary internalization of discipline and warrior self-image - makes them especially vulnerable to its pitfalls, including concussions and brain injuries.

How Football Explains America is a fascinating, first-of-its-kind journey through the making of America's most complex, intriguing, and popular game. ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio explores just how crucial football is to understanding the American psyche. Paolantonio tackles varying American themes from Manifest Destiny to “fourth and one” as he goes deep in order to answer the age-old question: Why does America love football so much?

“Betcha I can tell ya / Where ya / Got them shoooes. / Betchadollar, / Betchadollar, / Where ya / Got them shoooes. / Got your shoes on your feet, / Got your feet on the street, / And the street’s in Noo / Awlins, Loo- / Eez-ee-anna. Where I, for my part, first ate a live oyster and first...

Wir präsentieren euch Content rund um NFL Fantasy Football. Bekommt die Tipps und Anregungen, die ihr braucht, um eure Ligen zu gewinnen. Bleibt auf dem neusten Stand, wen ihr draften, aufnehmen und starten solltet. Wir lieben Football und hoffen, ihr habt beim Hören genau so viel Spaß wie wir beim Aufnehmen.

"College Football's Rings of Growth" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Marc Tracy and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"A Respite of Soccer for Qatar's Laborers" is from the April 23, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by James Montague and narrated by Paul Ryden.