It's not the fault of North American soccer fans that the international word for their game was already taken by another sport. What else are they supposed to d

It's not the fault of North American soccer fans that the international word for their game was already taken by another sport. What else are they supposed to do? American football (gridiron) has the same roots as association football and rugby. They didn't randomly or illogically decide to call it "football"[1] when American universities first started playing it in the 19th century. Over time they changed rules to put more emphasis on throwing and catching, and less on kicking. And Italy doesn't call it "football" either - they call it "calcio". What's your position on that? 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_American_football#Football_in_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_American_football#F...