What is the Super Bowl?
2025-02-08
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1This Sunday, February 9, is not a holiday in the United States, but it might seem like one to Americans.
2Many will be attending parties to watch Super Bowl LIX.
3The Super Bowl is the championship game of professional American football.
4The National Football League, or NFL, has 32 teams mainly based in large cities across the U.S.
5The first professional league was formed in 1920, when representatives of four teams met in Canton, Ohio.
6The group first called itself the American Professional Football Association but changed the name two years later to the National Football League.
7In 1960, Texas businessman Lamar Hunt pushed the effort to create the American Football League, or AFL.
8The two leagues competed with each other to sign top football players from universities around the country.
9In 1965, established NFL players began negotiating to play for the competing league.
10So, officials of the two leagues decided to work together.
11This agreement established a championship game between the two leagues.
12It was officially called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game but became known as the Super Bowl.
13The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 in Los Angeles, California.
14The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs.
15It was not a very exciting game.
16Many of the seats in the sports center were empty.
17That changed with the Super Bowl played two years later.
18Experts say the public finally accepted the new league when the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts.
19After that game in 1969, officials of the two leagues decided to create a new National Football League.
20They divided the teams into two competing conferences, the American Conference, or AFC, and the National Conference, NFC.
21Each year, the conference champions play in the Super Bowl.
22Today, the Super Bowl is a major sporting event.
23Tens of thousands of people will be watching the game Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
24Tens of millions of other people around the world will be watching Super Bowl LIX.
25They will be watching to see if the AFC Kansas City Chiefs or the NFC Philadelphia Eagles become the champions of American football.
26Both teams have had success in the Big Game.
27The Eagles are one-time NFL champions.
28They defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.
29This Sunday will be the team's fifth NFL championship game appearance.
30The Kansas City Chiefs have played for the championship six times.
31They have won four times, including the last two Super Bowls.
32The Chiefs are the first team in NFL history to have a chance to win a third Super Bowl in a row.
33I'm Caty Weaver.
1This Sunday, February 9, is not a holiday in the United States, but it might seem like one to Americans. 2Many will be attending parties to watch Super Bowl LIX. The Super Bowl is the championship game of professional American football. 3The National Football League, or NFL, has 32 teams mainly based in large cities across the U.S. 4The first professional league was formed in 1920, when representatives of four teams met in Canton, Ohio. The group first called itself the American Professional Football Association but changed the name two years later to the National Football League. 5In 1960, Texas businessman Lamar Hunt pushed the effort to create the American Football League, or AFL. The two leagues competed with each other to sign top football players from universities around the country. 6In 1965, established NFL players began negotiating to play for the competing league. So, officials of the two leagues decided to work together. This agreement established a championship game between the two leagues. It was officially called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game but became known as the Super Bowl. 7The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 in Los Angeles, California. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. It was not a very exciting game. Many of the seats in the sports center were empty. That changed with the Super Bowl played two years later. Experts say the public finally accepted the new league when the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts. 8After that game in 1969, officials of the two leagues decided to create a new National Football League. They divided the teams into two competing conferences, the American Conference, or AFC, and the National Conference, NFC. Each year, the conference champions play in the Super Bowl. 9Today, the Super Bowl is a major sporting event. Tens of thousands of people will be watching the game Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. 10Tens of millions of other people around the world will be watching Super Bowl LIX. They will be watching to see if the AFC Kansas City Chiefs or the NFC Philadelphia Eagles become the champions of American football. 11Both teams have had success in the Big Game. The Eagles are one-time NFL champions. They defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. This Sunday will be the team's fifth NFL championship game appearance. 12The Kansas City Chiefs have played for the championship six times. They have won four times, including the last two Super Bowls. The Chiefs are the first team in NFL history to have a chance to win a third Super Bowl in a row. 13I'm Caty Weaver. 14Caty Weaver wrote this report for VOA Learning English with contributing information from the Associated Press. 15____________________________________________________ 16league -n. sports teams that play each other and are linked by a business agreement and rules 17exciting -adj. something that causes excitement 18in a row -phrase one following another in a series