Sports in the USA, КАРПЮК, с. 207-208

extremely popular

their national sport 

not very interesting

long before the Civil War 

to previous century

to ancient times

it is played on a field

it attracts crowds of spectators

the players receive a salary 

a local contest

a league

a national competition 

extremely popular too

a national sport 

not popular at all

take part in a game 

attend a game 

have a good time 

rugby 

soccer

slow football

college and university ones 

nationals and non-national

professional and non-professional ones 

feet only

feet and hands 

hands only

an oval ball 

a round ball

a ball with white stars