My favorite sport is football.  Do you like football? 
I like American style, gridiron football! I'm not a fan of rugby style football. Which do you prefer?
I like both.  Where did American football originate from?
Early history of American football
The early history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football. Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in Britain in the mid–19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or run over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games.
American football resulted from several major divergences from association football and rugby football, most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp, a Yale University
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