Who thinks the soccer should be called football, and the (NFL) should be called something else??

Answer 1

We're not changing anything. Get over it.

Answer 2

Who cares? Football rules in the U.S. and we all grow up knowing Soccer as Soccer, and Football as Football. Let the rest of the world call it whatever they want.

Answer 3

The NFL is THE ONLY football around that matters. Soccer is soccer and deserves little attention or respect.

Answer 4

This is really a tedious question. Actually, the English were the ones who originated the name Soccer as an abbreviation for ASOCCiation Football. Meanwhile, we've been calling our version of the game football since 1868.

So go take your question somewhere else, you cultural imperialist, you.

Answer 5

No. Absolutely not. But I do have a solution. We should start by systematically nuking or invading all of the other countries of the world, because they're just not America. Then we should start Americanizing everything in their cultures by making them speak American English and eat McDonalds. With this kind of power, we could then enforce that the word "football" can only be used in reference to the manly, highly skilled, and intense game played in North America. That other sport is only to be refrenced as soccer. Then we can also change the name of the Earth to America. I like it.

Answer 6

Retarded Soccer fans who think/hope that would make soccer popular in the U.S. Face it that is NEVER going to happen. First Pele tried. Next we had Freddy Adu(who is leaving to go to Portugal). Now Beckham is supposed to "save/popularize" the sport in America. Face it WE DON'T LIKE YOUR GAME. So call Futbol whatever you want in the rest of the World and leave us to OUR own game.

Well fine let's call the NFL Pass&Runball and call soccer Kickball. I'm not sure what we will rename Kickball, maybe foot baseball.

Answer 7

the NFL has been there longer than soccer so why should it change it's name. alot of countries have a football of their own (that's not soccer). if you have such a big problem with it, just call one football and the other American football or NFL. The Australians and the Irish were able to handle it regarding their football and soccer

Answer 8

Newsflash, different cultures can sometimes refer to the same things with different terms. Examples, fries/chips, elevator/lift. There is no need for anybody to change the way they talk. When you say football in the US, people know you mean the NFL, when people say football in Europe, they know they are talking about the Premier League or whatever. Different cultures have different vernaculars.

Answer 9

I absolutely agree 100%. I think they should call it DownBall(for the 1st downs) or TackleBall(Because, well you know).

Althought I did read somewhere(I don't know if this is correct or not), that when football began, the quarterback had to punt the ball to his receiver and they never changed it's name when we started throwing and running. But I do think it is stupid and that the NFL needs a name change, although I really can't see it happening.

And P.S. I think besides changing the NFL's game name, they should call Soccer, P-u-ss-y ball;)

Answer 10

I think the rest of the world should start saying soccer.

Answer 11

Agreed. When I go to Europe, I get in the habit of always calling it "american football," and that makes people think I'm a pretentious idiot when I go back to the US.