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minus-squarekameecodingdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up48arrow-down1·1 year agoInvents the word Soccer, calls americans dumb for using it. (TBF it’s dumb, especially since you call hand egg football, sry americans)
minus-squareBigBananaDealer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 year agoapparently its short for association football
minus-squareJcbAzPxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoThe term football used to apply to any ball sport played on foot (as apposed to on horseback). The idea that it could only belong to soccer is actually quite arrogant.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoYep! It was to distinguish Association Football (“Soccer”) from Rugby Union Football (“Rugger”). I suppose we should use “Gridder” for North American “Gridiron Football”.
Invents the word Soccer, calls americans dumb for using it.
(TBF it’s dumb, especially since you call hand egg football, sry americans)
apparently its short for association football
The term football used to apply to any ball sport played on foot (as apposed to on horseback). The idea that it could only belong to soccer is actually quite arrogant.
Yep! It was to distinguish Association Football (“Soccer”) from Rugby Union Football (“Rugger”).
I suppose we should use “Gridder” for North American “Gridiron Football”.
Why not assfoot?
i think assball sounds funnier
Third World Ball Chace.