I´ve always wondered what in the world was thinking whoever named "football" that way in USA. Seriously, there´s not that much "foot" in the game, is there? Soccer on the other hand...oh well, some things are better off not arguing about.
siesta34 said: I´ve always wondered what in the world was thinking whoever named "football" that way in USA. Seriously, there´s not that much "foot" in the game, is there? Soccer on the other hand...oh well, some things are better off not arguing about.
If you look up the etymology of the word "football", it means a game that is played on foot (as opposed to games played on horseback like polo), not moving the ball with your foot. In fact, early versions of games called football played in the 15th and 16th centuries actually banned kicking the ball, making them more similar to rugby or the American/Canadian codes than to assocation football.
And just for the record, the Brits invented the word soccer; the Americans just happen to be the most populous English-speaking nation to use it (and nor are they the only ones).
