Is it football or soccer?
2006-10-14 19:47:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
actually it is called kicking the ball, or punt,
2006-10-14 19:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by keep~it~real 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In America it is soccer. American football is a form of "Rugby Rules Football" (google the history of Rugby, basically some guy at school at (wait for it) Rugby picked up the ball and ran with it playing an early version of Soccer) -- It became popular here first, so football here refers to that. Elsewhere, football usually means what we call soccer.
2006-10-15 15:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jeni P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get real! Most of the world will talk about football. The game they're referring to however is what the Americans have chossen to call soccer. It's rare that a foreigner to America knows or follows American Football. I'd like to follow the game but living in Thailand with a satalite dish as my only possible means of television has made it unavailable. A valid URL to a station who shows much American football coverage, also through a satalite dish (for my only available internet connection), would be appreciated when sent to waltersuphap@yahoo.com. The answer to your question is of course SOCCER. Football to the rest of the world.
Could someone finally kick the ball? Most of us would like to get started!
2006-10-15 03:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by waltersuphap 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FIFA - the governing body of "soccer", stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association, if they say Football, its football. Oh and by the way the funny thing about common sense is that it is a supposition that is based upon what is most commonly agreed upon. following this principle, wouldn't common sense in this situation dictate the correct term be football, next time site your source correctly.
2006-10-15 03:46:45 · answer #4 · answered by nikeace723 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The confusion has been caused by the Americans calling their favourite sport 'Football' and their refusal to acknowledge real 'football' ie (soccer to them )
2006-10-15 07:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by TartanTerror 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kicking the ball is soccer in america and football in the uk
2006-10-15 02:49:26 · answer #6 · answered by sleepwalker69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's football in every single country except for the US. I know. Just think of it this way. Foot--->Ball. Foot to ball. fairly simple.
2006-10-15 02:50:08 · answer #7 · answered by theshrabster 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its futbol. soccer is an english term. the rest of the world calls it futbol.
2006-10-15 08:25:38 · answer #8 · answered by ash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soccer
2006-10-15 02:48:57 · answer #9 · answered by frank s 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Football, but here in Brazil we say "futebol". :)
2006-10-15 09:13:42 · answer #10 · answered by B. J. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋