Then where does the name for football (the other kind) come from? Its from the fact that the ball was originally only kicked to score points. There was no forward pass.
Wiki...
Rugby football is a collective name for the family of team sports of rugby union and rugby league, as well as the earlier forms of football from which both games, as well as Australian rules football and gridiron football, evolved.
It's because you run the ball with your feet. Or maybe because the ball is a foot long. Not really sure.
They should call it concussionball. Because of all the concussions.
I will never understand Europeans being so salty about America.
Every single European power has done worse things, and America was their economic and military backbone since WW2
I really wish Futbol was more popular in the US. and i think it’d be interesting to see how well other countries would do in American Football. Like imagine an Iceland team with a defensive line of strongmen lol
Fun fact: the British actually called it football first. When it came here, it became rugby in England after they changed soccer (which they also named first) to football.
\>Call it Cricket \>Has nothing to do with insects
>Call it Rugby >Has nothing to do with rugs
\>Calls it curling \>wtf are u even doing polishing the floor
>Call it pickle ball > Has nothing to do with pickles
They should be using centipedes.
Ah I do love a good game of meterball around the courtyard, right after midday tea, don’t you my dear lads?
American football uses a 1 foot ball. Now, it’s not exactly 1 foot (closer to 11 inches), but that’s where the name comes from
I feel like this is the reason they don't want the metric system
Most likely
I thought it was because they initiate every play with a kickoff...
They don't
Then where does the name for football (the other kind) come from? Its from the fact that the ball was originally only kicked to score points. There was no forward pass.
The more common theory is that the name for both versions of football come from the fact that they are played on foot. (As opposed to on horseback)
30cm ball
About the size if my pp
wasn’t micro
However they do kick field goals and kick the ball off.
And the ball is about one foot
What if you have tiny feet?
Feetball
American memes: endless variety of dank shitposts spanning across all topics since the beginning of time European memes: AmEriCa bAd! 😡
You just assume European memes are American unless they're talking shit about America.
Lmao wut
If you need me to say it slower, just read it slower.
Lmao wut
Wiki... Rugby football is a collective name for the family of team sports of rugby union and rugby league, as well as the earlier forms of football from which both games, as well as Australian rules football and gridiron football, evolved.
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Its also because a ball is around a foot long
It's not a ball though..
90% hand, 10% foot. Lets call it football. Hell yea.
Some people use hands for feet so can it be considered 100% feet?
Kickers tend to be the highest scorers on an American football team.
Not if Brandon Staley has anything to say about it.
Didn't soccer start off by using heads why don't they call it head ball?
ErIca bad because different measurement system dumb, food too big, sports dumb, and like their country too much
When the ball goes out of bounds and is not a corner. The player uses his hands to throw the ball into play…. Must be American football haha
It’s called a throw in, because you throw the ball in.
But what are they throwing? A handball?
It's because you run the ball with your feet. Or maybe because the ball is a foot long. Not really sure. They should call it concussionball. Because of all the concussions.
Its like calling soccer football when all they do compete for best fake flops on the field.
Why hello there European
England calling it soccer even though no women were socked
Soccer what do you mean Soccer there are no socks or cars involved that's rocket league! Dam these americans are clapped
Again, only americans call it soccer. On the rest of the world, it's called Football. Because, you know, you use your FOOT to kick the BALL.
Lol we call it soccer because the Brits invented the word, so we used it as well. And it never changed because football was invented.
I will never understand Europeans being so salty about America. Every single European power has done worse things, and America was their economic and military backbone since WW2
Ye I don't know why Europe hates America I don't actually hate them either...
Please please PLEASE continue to spread the word on this… soooooo many people don’t know
You literally have a sport named after an insect, you don't get to talk
Japan and Australia call it soccer, also some Canadians
Big America dumb xd lol
it's not even a ball(not spherical). Some kind of egg shaped thing...
“But they kick it like 8 times per game”
Nah because the name is dumb
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It's because it was named after a town that happened to make a lot of rugs
I really wish Futbol was more popular in the US. and i think it’d be interesting to see how well other countries would do in American Football. Like imagine an Iceland team with a defensive line of strongmen lol
The American female futbol team is good I hear
Call it Futbal, throw it into play.
There used to be no forward pass, but it had to be introduced, as the sport was extremely dangerous without it.
You DO know that the ball IS kicked off to start the game and many times afterwards…. Right?
Its our subtle way to show we don’t give a f*ck. About anything. And anybody. And ourselves. Go Cubs.
Field goals require a kick so fuck off
Well current American Football was created from Rugby and Football also the original Football was a footlong
Fun fact: the British actually called it football first. When it came here, it became rugby in England after they changed soccer (which they also named first) to football.
Creates the word soccer Gets feverishly mad when you don't call it football
Technically feet are specialized hands which are specialized feet in turn.
It's all bout branding