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Boston is credited with having the U.S.'s first football club. But which football?

GBH | By Sam Turken
Published June 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM MDT

Boston is widely credited with having the first organized football club un the U.S. But exactly which form of football has been a matter of some debate.

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