why is football called football when 90% of the time the ball is in the player hands?

Answer 1

Well I don't know but maybe the person who invented football was into soccer because they use their feet in soccer.


Also I am not a fan of soccer

Answer 2

History of American football

Both American football and soccer have their origins in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, and American football is directly descended from rugby football.

McGill University athletes, who had learned rugby from the local British Army garrison, introduced the sport to the U.S. with a game against Harvard University in 1874. The game quickly spread to other Ivy League colleges.

Encouraged by Yale University's Walter Camp, the schools began to adopt rules that would differentiate American football from rugby in the 1880s. The scrimmage was introduced in 1880 and the system of downs in 1882.

By the turn of the 20th century, football had become notoriously dangerous; 18 college players died in 1905 alone. Colleges responded with a series of rule changes to open up the game, most importantly the forward pass.

The game had achieved its modern form by 1912, when the field was changed to its current size, the value of a touchdown increased to 6 points, and a fourth down added to each possession. Originally dominated by the Ivy League, football soon captured the interest of colleges nationwide. By 1916, when the Rose Bowl game matching eastern and western teams became an annual event, football had developed a national following second only to baseball among team sports.

Professional football developed in the mill towns of Pennsylvania and the American Midwest in the early years of the 20th century. The NFL was founded in 1920 in Canton, Ohio.

Pro football remained a largely regional sport of secondary importance until after World War II. Television broadcasts greatly enhanced NFL football's national appeal, and the pro game surpassed both college football and baseball in popularity in the 1960s. The first Super Bowl, between the champions of the NFL and the rival American Football League, was played in 1967, and the two leagues merged in 1970.

Answer 3

Back when we were monkeys, when we'd play football we would run with our hands and hold the ball with our feet. So it was called football. But when we evolved to humans it would be too confusing to change the name for our well loved sport. So it stuck.

Answer 4

Actually, 90% of the time the ball is laying peacefully on the ground, waiting for the stupid players to quit patting each other on the butt and do something. The only sport that has less actual activity per hours spent would be baseball, and that sucks a little more than American "football" because of it. The "sport" should die a well-deserved death.

Answer 5

Because it was derived from "soccer" which is called "football" everywhere in the world.

Answer 6

How many times are you soccer freaks going to ask this question?

For the last time, we are the worlds only superpower. We can call it whatever the hell we want!

Answer 7

why do they call it soccer? there's no SOCC in it. foot in spanish is "pie" so shouldn't they call it pieball instead of futball?

Answer 8

They call it that to mess with stupid people like u

Answer 9

because they used to kick it to each other instead of passing or running LOL

Answer 10

OK SOCCER FREAKS, YOU KEEP YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE SOCCER FORUM GOT IT ! WE DON'T CARE