2006-06-22 07:40:59 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
I'm sorry, but for those who keep saying that you have to use your feet to run (no $#!#), that has got to be the most retarded explanation. With that reasoning, then baseball can be called football, because you run around the bases, basketball can be called football, because they run up and down the court, tennis, bowling, and any other sport that you have to walk or run in and involves a ball would be able to be called football. For those talking about punters and kickers, yes, they do use their feet to kick the ball, but how much time does the ball spend getting kicked? Not much, it really shouldn't be called football in my opinion, maybe throwball, passball, or maybe it should take on the word "soccer" instead. And for the guy that said it's the most boring sport on earth, I think a few billion people would disagree with you on that one.
2006-06-22 07:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Years ago any game played on your feet (usually be peasants) was called football. As opposed to games played on horses (played by the upper class).
Many games are now called football, even though the most popular is also known as soccer. There is Aussie Rules football, North American Football (NFL and Canadian Football) or Gaelic Football
2006-06-22 14:49:54 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Americans honestly don't care if the rest of the world prefers the word "football" over "soccer". I don't know why people are so stuck up about the name of the sport. Especially with asian teams, they have names for football that isn't remotely close to football and that's because of language differences. What's the difference between that and this you ask? Because American English != British English != Canadian English just like
Canadian French != Parisian French (and they adamantly argue this)
All in all, soccer is football and football is soccer. Live with it.
2006-06-22 14:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jay Oz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the origin of American football is from Rugby - whos origin is soccer, aka "football". Australian Rules football, Gaelic football and rugby also fall into this definition due to their origins - they all began with soccer.
2006-06-22 14:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by goododie4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you use your feet to play American football. Obviously you've never seen a game!
Kickers... Punters...Hello??
2006-06-22 14:42:31 · answer #5 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ball is not going to kick itself.Someone has to do it so this is where the term football comes in
2006-06-22 14:43:57 · answer #6 · answered by jlthomas75844 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with cutie pie , football in other countries does look a lot like soccer - the game where you kick the ball , i wonder why they would call it football when you are kicking the ball
2006-06-22 14:44:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? Running and kicking isn't considered using your feet? I didn't know they crawled along the ground army style!
2006-06-22 14:43:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You run 100 yards without using your feet and get back to me.
2006-06-22 14:43:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe for the same reason soccer isn't called "kick ball". Who knows.
2006-06-22 14:47:12 · answer #10 · answered by moondog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋