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"Football" is a very specific term, which means "game played with foot (feet)". The fact that some moron called another game "American footbal" when they should
by mamon 8y ago
"Football" is a very specific term, which means "game played with foot (feet)". The fact that some moron called another game "American footbal" when they should have called it "American rugby" does not justify renaming this beautifull game to "soccer".
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoWhilst I agree that American football bears a greater resemblance to Rugby football; Rugby football, like Association football ("soccer") is another style of football game. Soccer isn't called that because of American football, the name "soccer" arose in UK where lots of towns have their own style of football game. It obviously caught on as a name in USA because they also have a naming conflict. I too hate the name soccer, because of what I had inculcated in to me as a child.
- kerng 8y agoTo give some perspective, it's called football because these types of sports are played on foot and not on horseback.
- filmor 8y agoWikipedia gives this as an "alternative etymology", the primary one still being that it was being played by kicking a ball around, analogous to handball.