Jun 19, 2013 Dewi Algieri Says:
This is why I don't watch football anymore. It's never ending.
Jun 19, 2013 Morclaw Says:
Because naming a game that is played with neither foot nor a ball football makes sense right ?
Jun 19, 2013 SKEEDOOPSTER Says:
Jesus christ, it was called football hundreds of years before the USA even existed.
Jun 19, 2013 JimboRustles Says:
It was actually called United States Soccer Football Association.
Jun 19, 2013 Giovanni Magnus Says:
What you call soccer, we call football, but what you call football is our rugby but with body armour.
It was called football long before it was called soccer.
Jun 17, 2013 burtingtune Says:
This sums up perfectly why I no longer enjoy watching football!
Jun 17, 2013 alfador321 Says:
Why is that retard referring to soccer as "football"? Football and soccer are two completely DIFFERENT sports. God British people are so fucking stupid.
Jun 16, 2013 iPenisHead Says:
yes we're stupid, because we're the ones who have named a sport 'football' in which the majority of time you're using your hands. oh wait..
Jun 14, 2013 manAFCwhoop Says:
Love how iEaglesMV7 is getting the shit ripped out of him.
Jun 12, 2013 IntrinsicEmpress Says:
This is played with feet. Football. Your bastardisation of a sport is called grid iron.
Jun 12, 2013 malango255 Says:
Yes you called a sport where you run around with a ball in your hands.......football lol
Jun 11, 2013 Cracklemere Says:
You're not helping your American stereotype of being monstrously stupid.
Jun 11, 2013 LefthandedLeftenant Says:
They refer to it as "football" because it's a game where you kick a "ball" with your "foot". It's a far more intuitive name than "soccer".
Jun 10, 2013 10INTM Says:
Does it bug any of you how easily your hatred can bait you into responding to an obvious troll? It just takes one troller posing as an American making a disparaging remark about the sport and the comment section erupts into enough vitriole to make me ashamed to be human. I was even afraid to look down into the comments because it's so damn predictable. Besides, take a closer look at iEaglesMV7's icon, he's actually a fan, you bigot.
Jun 10, 2013 10INTM Says:
Speaking of stupidity, I'm pretty sure Japan, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia count as being part of the rest of the world. And setting aside the fact that you responded to an obvious troll (he's actually a European football fan himself if you view his history), I should probably point out that the word originated in England as slang for "associated football" during the 1800's, so technically people saying "soccer" ARE calling it "football" in a sense.
Jun 10, 2013 TheSeannachaidh Says:
Fool. Take a stab at which one existed first...
Jun 10, 2013 CptQuakers Says:
When football (soccer) came to the states they got bored of it and made their own sport ( Pretty much what happened with rugby)and just never changed the name.
Also football was know as soccer for a very long time it is after all an English word.
But does it matter it is just a name ?
Jun 10, 2013 CptQuakers Says:
Soccer is an English word used in England until a short while ago.
The reason American football is called football is because it was the same sport then they changed it and never bothered to change the name.
And who cares it's a bloody name......
Jun 10, 2013 CSirce Says:
So British don't use confusing terminology? Either way the words chosen was decided in late 1800 early 1900s, so give it a rest. However, some Americans are dumb enough to think they're the world when they're obviously not. However, smart Americans will say tackle football to mean the popular American sport rather than the popular world sport.
Jun 10, 2013 WombatProphecy Says:
And it's the American's fault that they call what is (essentially) rugby, "football". It isn't. They took the word "rugby football", then called it by its last name (which is actually not the bit that makes it unique: there is a reason we call it "rugby").
Jun 10, 2013 WombatProphecy Says:
Yes, but why did America call their sport football, when most people called the original sport football? The "soccer" thing did exist, but wasn't as widely used until America decided to confuse everyone (presumably because of a severe lack of imagination). And don't reply: "we called it that because it's played on foot, not on horseback": do you call tennis or cricket "football"?
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Dewi Algieri Says:
This is why I don't watch football anymore. It's never ending.
Morclaw Says:
Because naming a game that is played with neither foot nor a ball football makes sense right ?
SKEEDOOPSTER Says:
Jesus christ, it was called football hundreds of years before the USA even existed.
JimboRustles Says:
It was actually called United States Soccer Football Association.
Giovanni Magnus Says:
What you call soccer, we call football, but what you call football is our rugby but with body armour. It was called football long before it was called soccer.
burtingtune Says:
This sums up perfectly why I no longer enjoy watching football!
alfador321 Says:
Why is that retard referring to soccer as "football"? Football and soccer are two completely DIFFERENT sports. God British people are so fucking stupid.
iPenisHead Says:
yes we're stupid, because we're the ones who have named a sport 'football' in which the majority of time you're using your hands. oh wait..
manAFCwhoop Says:
Love how iEaglesMV7 is getting the shit ripped out of him.
Antonius Weezel Says:
Americunt alert.
IntrinsicEmpress Says:
This is played with feet. Football. Your bastardisation of a sport is called grid iron.
malango255 Says:
Yes you called a sport where you run around with a ball in your hands.......football lol
Cracklemere Says:
You're not helping your American stereotype of being monstrously stupid.
LefthandedLeftenant Says:
They refer to it as "football" because it's a game where you kick a "ball" with your "foot". It's a far more intuitive name than "soccer".
I'm Dogma, Apparently Says:
Go play HandEgg
10INTM Says:
Does it bug any of you how easily your hatred can bait you into responding to an obvious troll? It just takes one troller posing as an American making a disparaging remark about the sport and the comment section erupts into enough vitriole to make me ashamed to be human. I was even afraid to look down into the comments because it's so damn predictable. Besides, take a closer look at iEaglesMV7's icon, he's actually a fan, you bigot.
10INTM Says:
Speaking of stupidity, I'm pretty sure Japan, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia count as being part of the rest of the world. And setting aside the fact that you responded to an obvious troll (he's actually a European football fan himself if you view his history), I should probably point out that the word originated in England as slang for "associated football" during the 1800's, so technically people saying "soccer" ARE calling it "football" in a sense.
TheSeannachaidh Says:
Fool. Take a stab at which one existed first...
CptQuakers Says:
When football (soccer) came to the states they got bored of it and made their own sport ( Pretty much what happened with rugby)and just never changed the name. Also football was know as soccer for a very long time it is after all an English word. But does it matter it is just a name ?
CptQuakers Says:
Soccer is an English word used in England until a short while ago. The reason American football is called football is because it was the same sport then they changed it and never bothered to change the name. And who cares it's a bloody name......
CSirce Says:
So British don't use confusing terminology? Either way the words chosen was decided in late 1800 early 1900s, so give it a rest. However, some Americans are dumb enough to think they're the world when they're obviously not. However, smart Americans will say tackle football to mean the popular American sport rather than the popular world sport.
treesarecool12345678 Says:
fun stuff!
WombatProphecy Says:
And it's the American's fault that they call what is (essentially) rugby, "football". It isn't. They took the word "rugby football", then called it by its last name (which is actually not the bit that makes it unique: there is a reason we call it "rugby").
WombatProphecy Says:
Yes, but why did America call their sport football, when most people called the original sport football? The "soccer" thing did exist, but wasn't as widely used until America decided to confuse everyone (presumably because of a severe lack of imagination). And don't reply: "we called it that because it's played on foot, not on horseback": do you call tennis or cricket "football"?