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USA Football’s “Team USA vs. The World” game in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 30 at 12 noon ET features USA Football’s 2010 Junior National Team and the IFAF World Select Team composed of coaches and athletes from outside of the United States.

USA Football’s 2010 Junior National Team features 45 of the country’s top high school seniors led by a nine-member coaching staff from five states. The World team’s 45-man roster spans eight countries on four continents, directed by a coaching staff representing 11 nations. All players are 19 years old or younger.

The Jan. 30 game will be televised live by NFL Network and is supported by numerous USA Football corporate partners such as Riddell, Shock Doctor, Game Wear Team Sports, Gatorade and the Andrews Institute.

Sanctioned by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), the Paris-based federation composed of 57 countries that possess a national federation dedicated solely to American football, USA Football’s “Team USA vs. The World” game has been deemed an official NFL Pro Bowl Week event. The Jan. 30 contest will follow AFC and NFC All-Star practices at Lockhart Stadium. Fans are granted free admission to NFL All-Star practices and USA Football’s “Team USA vs. The World” game.

ABOUT USA FOOTBALL

USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels, hosts more than 80 football training events annually offering education for coaches and game officials, skill development for players and resources for youth football league commissioners. The independent non-profit is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL Players Association. USA Football manages U.S. national teams within the sport for international competitions and provides $1 million annually in equipment grants and youth league volunteer background check subsidies. Endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football (usafootball.com) is chaired by former NFL team executive Carl Peterson.

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ABOUT IFAF

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) unites more than 50 countries on five continents through a burgeoning international sport. With national football federations in existence for more than 70 years, IFAF was created in 1998 to organize and further develop the game through international cooperation and global competition. The IFAF office is located near Paris, France.

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