Why is american football called football? u barely kick the ball, all u do is run with it. why not call it american rugby?
Dont americans feel silly calling football, soccer when the rest of the world calls it football?
is it called football because the real football(soccer) is the biggest game in the world and that the americans are trying to steal some of its thunder?
2007-03-08 14:21:54 · 9 answers · asked by Nanook~Maybe I need a longer Name?~ 6 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
because america want their own sport...they want something different with other country...u know america kn...
2007-03-08 14:41:55 · answer #1 · answered by Imran Syah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the 1820s to around 1890, students at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire were playing a indigenous kicking game that would be called "Old Division Football". The game was first played before modern soccer and rugby were invented in England. Dartmouth students published the rules of what is now called Old Division Football in 1871.
From the original rules, the game shall be won when the ball is kicked past the opposing side's fence
2007-03-08 22:40:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
american football and soccer came almost came from the same sport...i think a football club somewhere were disagreeing on the rules of the game,weather to have the game use only legs/foot to play with the ball or be able to use hands as well....but since they kept disagreeing,they split into two sports....
But,im not all too sure about this story,i've heard somewhere,but im not sure of the intire story....or if it was rugby not american football in the story....
2007-03-08 22:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by PranK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One word>>>KICKOFF
Ok, that being said...let me explain something about why Americans don't like the stupidly borrrring game of Soccer, Futbol, whatever you want to call it....
it's because of the final scores: "NIL-NIL"
Just where is the excitement and entertainment in a sport that ends in 0-0 ties?
We Americans want to enjoy and savor "victory"...
and to set forth on the opponent "the agony of defeat".
American football is played by Gladiators...real men...
wearing suits of armor...
not some group of pansies running around in tight shorts.
So, don't feel threatened that "americans are trying to steal it's thunder"....what you perceive as "thunder" is nothing more than skinny legs banging together as the FIFA teams run from one end of the field to the other.....and then back again....lol.
And, David Beckham coming over here means nothing...
we're more interested in Posh than seeing Mr. "wounded knee" on a soccer field. Some heads are gonna roll for making the decision to pay him those big bucks once expected ticket sales don't develop.
Final score: 0-0...
nope, that just doesn't hack it my European friend.
2007-03-08 22:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by GeneL 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everyone knows soccer fans have the lowest IQs of all sports. I'm suprised they serve alcohol at the games, cus you shouldn't server beer to retards.
2007-03-08 22:30:55 · answer #5 · answered by saddam41555 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a long time ago before the 'pass' was invented, all they did was run the ball.. and runball sounds stupid, so i guess that's why we went with football :P
2007-03-08 22:25:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a ball that u kick with a foot
2007-03-08 22:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you do kickoffs and kick field goals and punt
2007-03-08 22:25:24 · answer #8 · answered by Bao Wow 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
puh, jocks named it that's why it's friggen weird. ha!
2007-03-09 21:40:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anti- Anti sk8R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋