This American[1] has never given the name much consideration. If you pressed me on the question, I'd mention that Canada has a team and then I'd shrug. This NPR

This American[1] has never given the name much consideration. If you pressed me on the question, I'd mention that Canada has a team and then I'd shrug. This NPR article mentions several possible reasons, but no one knows for sure: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675711 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=467571... 1. My apologies to the residents of the other South, Central, and North American countries that the U.S. has taken "American" to refer to ourselves.