> That would be enough for them to be called "football" under the theory that football is a class of games that aren't played on horseback. If you followed thi

> That would be enough for them to be called "football" under the theory that football is a class of games that aren't played on horseback. If you followed this argument you'd be confused why we have basketball when netball already covers games that involve a net and a ball. Not all games are named by the same person with the same naming ideas.