X-League

The X-League (not to be confused with Vince McMahon's XFL) is well-organized professional football league in Japan. Teams in the four-tier league are split into east, west, and central divisions, with the best teams in the lower tiers challenging the worst in the upper tiers for promotion.

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The Japanese game is shorter, with quarters lasting 12 minutes instead of the standard 15. The five-game regular season ends with three rounds of playoffs and the Tokyo Super Bowl. The Japanese also go the U.S. Super Bowl one better: The top corporate team faces the college champion in the Rice Bowl.

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