 USA Football was endowed by the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association in 2002.In May 2017, the International Federation of American Football stripped its recognition of USA Football, citing disputes over anti-doping enforcement.IFAF (Paris) instead recognized the United States Federation of American Football as the USA's governing body, and the USFAF organized a team to participate in the 2017 World Games, in which it won a bronze medal.