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It’s football season! Many people have been coveting the joy of tailgates, stadium food, and fantasy football leagues. The NFL has come a long way since it was founded in 1920 . What started as a league with basic rules and leather helmets has evolved into a high-tech, strategy-driven, and safety-focused mega-giant of professional sports. It’s fascinating to look back at how far the league has come since its humble beginnings in 1920, and What better way to do that than by revisiting HBO’s classic show, 1st & Ten , which gave us an inside peek behind the scenes of pro football’s chaotic and scandalous world.  The Evolution of Football: From the 1800s to Today Let’s dive into some significant shifts that have shaped the NFL into what we see today. American football has been around since 1869 when the first college football game was played between Princeton and Rutgers. The birth of professional football in the United States is considered to have occurred on November 12, 1892, ...

If there’s one thing that brings people together and ignites passions worldwide, it’s soccer—or football, depending on where you’re from. It’s more than just a game; it’s a global language that connects people worldwide. Soccer promotes cultural exchange and ignites global excitement and pride in one’s country. Nowhere is this more evident than in the thrilling tournaments of the Copa América and the UEFA European Championship (Euro).  The Copa América is the leading international soccer tournament for national teams in South America. Organized by the South American Football Confederation, it is the oldest international continental football competition, first held in 1916.  On the other side of the Atlantic, The UEFA European Championship, commonly known as the Euro, is the national European teams' primary international soccer tournament. Organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), it is one of the most prestigious competitions in the world of soccer, show...

The Super Bowl is here, and so is...Roseanne? Yes, as a matter of fact,  TheArchive  has a one two punch for you, a twofer if you will that brings you football and Roseanne. But more on that in a moment.  First Roseanne. It's been nearly a half decade since Roseanne was "cancelled" and now Fox Nation has helped her claw back with a new comedy special  Roseanne Barr: Cancel This! , premiering Monday  on Fox Nation . Roseanne has been pushing this hard across recent football games and no doubt Fox will have something up their sleeve to support her on Sunday. Roseanne also has a doc debuting the same day on the Fox Nation streaming service,  Who Is Roseanne Barr? There is something to be said about the presumed power and draw of Roseanne, who joins Kelsey Grammer and Kevin Costner in the network's attempt to bring eyeballs, that Fox is driving so much awareness around her in hopes she boosts subscriber numbers for the nascent streamer.  And we say - good ...

The World Cup has soared to new global domination heights as massive stadium watch parties and massive stadium upsets are everywhere. And maybe a scandal or controversy here or there.... With USA's defeat of Iran,  Japan over Spain, Germany over Costa Rica... there's no doubt a war of the "World" is most certainly on.  TheArchive  enjoys a little rivalry and roots for the underdog so check out our World Cup collection that spotlights the good, the bad, and the in between of football...let's  delve into a world of fraud, corruption, and manipulation. We start with the film Dirty Games , an "expedition to the dirty abyss of professional sports." Benjamin Best (CNN Journalist of the Year 2011) gives us a peek behind the scenes at the all too "fascinating" world of sports to unveil a multi-billion juggernaut. Have a look into how the sports system truly operates. Now we transition to heroics, legends,and GOATs. R ick King wrote and directed a fair ...