Reply With QuoteI actually wish that American (pigskin) Football was named something else.
"Football"... the ball is rarely kicked.
Talk about a name for a sport that wasn't fitting of the game...
Up in Arms Over ‘Soccer’ vs. ‘Football’
Interesting background on the term "soccer". Apparently, it was a pretty common term in the UK before some 70s anti-Americanism made the word "radioactive"
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/19/sp...=tw-share&_r=0
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Re: Up in Arms Over ‘Soccer’ vs. ‘Football’
I actually wish that American (pigskin) Football was named something else.
"Football"... the ball is rarely kicked.
Talk about a name for a sport that wasn't fitting of the game...
Re: Up in Arms Over ‘Soccer’ vs. ‘Football’
Should be called American Rugby
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