Being a uniquely American sport, football (not soccer) can be a bewildering game to understand if you’re not from the US. To help their international students, many universities now offer a crash course (no credit) in the rules, scoring and, of course, fight songs. Shannon Young reports from football-crazed Boulder, Colorado, that the classes aren’t just to help international students understand football, but also American culture.
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