why do answers put the word soccer in brackets after football?(soccer). we should surely know by now.
2006-06-10 11:20:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
It doesn't matter to me anyway because I hate football (soccer)
2006-06-11 11:49:24 · answer #1 · answered by ronrlogan 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well it's because some caribbean countries reffer to football as soccer but in the US when someone says do you want to play football you immediately know they are talking about the one you throw.
2006-06-10 18:31:08 · answer #2 · answered by a good listener 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo is in the states and your football is our soccer.
2006-06-10 18:24:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just for the Americans who may confuse it with American Football. This mistake is easily made if you just read the question from the Open Question section, and the question is a general one like "Who's Your Favourite Football Team?".
2006-06-10 23:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the United States. I cannot understand why they called that violent game of their's Football. Feet are barely used in a game. Only to Kick off, Punt and kick field goals.
2006-06-10 18:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obvious, cause they are from the US, and for them Football means some fat padded guys with helmets running like wild animals...
(they actually call football a game that is played with the hands)
whatever
2006-06-10 18:23:14 · answer #6 · answered by Lalulo_Jazmin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i guess some ppl dont know
USA is weird to call soccer soccer. when in all other countries its called football
2006-06-10 18:24:12 · answer #7 · answered by superduper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe its to save any confusion in case some people don't realise they are the same thing
-need to appeal to everyone ya see
as most countries call it football, but USA call it soccer as football is what they call rugby!
2006-06-10 18:25:41 · answer #8 · answered by sinnedfairy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because soccer is for trashy europeans who like to kick balls around and run after them.
2006-06-10 18:24:12 · answer #9 · answered by ben12855 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Yahoo is US based, and like it or not, we invented the Internet. When your country invents something, you can call things whatever the hell you want to call them.
BTW, we also invented the phone, which is why the long distance code for the US is 1.
2006-06-10 19:46:53 · answer #10 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋