Ok i'll make this really easy for your and answer it. Football is called football because one uses a spherical (round) ball which a player kicks aroud the pitch. In order to kick the ball a football player uses his 'foot' hence the name - foot-ball.
its quite logical really basketball has a basket in it where one must get the ball in basket. Of course some games like rugby there is no ball in the title, but at least it sounds cool.
I just don't understand why american football is called so. I think a better name would be crapball or sissyball anyone else got any better names for american football so it doesn't get confused with the real football?
2006-07-13 21:52:33 · 31 answers · asked by wave 5 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Much-more-entertaining-than soccer ball.
2006-07-13 21:55:40 · answer #1 · answered by skigod377 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, just why is American football called football when it involves mostly the use of HANDS to pass the ball around except when scoring a goal with a final kick.
I think the American football should be called Macho-man ball as what the Americans like to think of it as in contrast to our beautiful game of skill and real class.
2006-07-14 08:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by World Cuppa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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when it first came to America it was called Association Football, then only Association, and then it was corrupted into soccer. it was Charles Wreford Brown, a player for England's Old Carthusians and Corinthians, who coined the word soccer. Football (soccer) came from Europe and in the early days 1870's thrue the 1880's it was played a schools like Havard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia but it was also a mix of both Rugby and Football (soccer) then some rules changed the game then came American Football.. same as Baseball earlier years was actually played in Canada and same with Basketball came from a Canadian that introduced the game at McGill University in Canada then moved to the USA and practise the game. And the great game of Hockey is Canadian to..((( and back in the earlier days before it was called mob football. american football shoulf be called american handball cause it uses its hand 98% of the time, thats what i think.)))
2006-07-13 22:18:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Football comes from Old English-"Foot the Ball" a game going back centuries.
The Americans have taken our Rugby, (first played in England) added some padding,some different rules and called it American Football-technically it is not "football" as you can use your hands.
I think that you are correct and American football should be called "Rugby for wusses",
In much same way Baseball ,is called "rounders" in England and is played by schoolgirls.
2006-07-13 22:12:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Needs to say in Italy football is called 'calcio' = 'kick'.
About American football, here's some suggestions:
launchball
clashball
run'n'hit or kick'n'run
helmeted rugby (my fav)
oddball (non-spherical;-))
superbowlball (superball or bowlball - sounds nicely as 'bubble')
hardball (doesn't sound well)
armor rugby or armorball
American rugby
2006-07-13 22:29:37 · answer #5 · answered by erri 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to me, football is played with feet and we played with a ball. Maybe that's why it's called football. I'm not sure
2006-07-13 22:00:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i honestly don't know why Americans call their football football and real football soccer - what does soccer mean anyway? and besides in American football they throw the ball with hands and actually pass it around with hands so it's not real FOOTball - it should be called passball or something...
2006-07-13 21:57:42 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Ani♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
crapball or sissyball? I don't see American football players diving like a bunch of pansies.
And I've always believed all soccer players to be gay, as they love the trainers to rub their legs/thighs real hard.
Sorry, but soccer should be called sissyball.
2006-07-13 22:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
american footballers think they are so hard, but even full contact sports like boxing doesnt have all the girly armour.
it is the most boring sport in the world, it stops for longer than it plays, hence my name for it is HANGAROUNDDOINGFUCKALL BALL.
2006-07-13 22:47:07 · answer #9 · answered by Jeff Lebowski 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because its played with a ball & kicked with your foot.
I know thats a little complicated but if you have a seat & think about ti I'm sure it will all become clear.
2006-07-14 10:52:38 · answer #10 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A combination of rugby and american stupidity
2006-07-13 23:48:24 · answer #11 · answered by TipperaryKeano 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋