Why is it called soccer AND football? (14 Viewers)

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Shadowfax ] ++


Pretty much...



Whilst most people believe these days that 'soccer' is an american bastardised word for football... The name 'soccer' actually originated in England... When the modern game was first developed in england, we had two types of football... Rugby Football and association football... To seperate the 2, Rugby became known as 'rugger' and Association football became 'assoc' which gradually became the term 'soccer'. For a time the name 'soccer' was widely used around the globe

Gradually 'soccer' was phased out around the footballing world and 'association football' became jus plain football... When the game was introdued to Northern America, they took the now defunct term 'soccer' as to avoid confusion with their own 'American Football' .... Simple as that !

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[Modo Bianconero]

kick ball is a suitable name ... soccer is just stupid it has to do nothing to do with anything why do they have to make everything so complicating

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Modo Bianconero ] ++
kick ball is a suitable name ... soccer is just stupid it has to do nothing to do with anything why do they have to make everything so complicating

Kick ball is a different game in the US, though....

Sort of baseball with your feet.

 

[Modo Bianconero]

++ [ originally posted by Tifoso Lou ] ++


Kick ball is a different game in the US, though....

Sort of baseball with your feet.

you serious can you go into details a bit or tht is the jist of it

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Modo Bianconero ] ++


you serious can you go into details a bit or tht is the jist of it

4 bases like baseball. No bat. Instead of a baseball, you use one of those rubbery red balls that are the same size as a calcio ( ) ball---much, much softer.

The "pitcher" rolls the ball toward home plate and you kick it. After that, same rules as baseball (all the defense positions are the same: catcher, 1st base, etc)

 

[Rami]

In arabic its called "Koora"...which simply means Ball.

We pretty much phazed out all other ball sports. Nothing really deserves watching or playing

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Rami ] ++
In arabic its called "Koora"...which simply means Ball.

We pretty much phazed out all other ball sports. Nothing really deserves watching or playing

:LOL:

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

great

 

[Rami]

why is even called American Football when its not even a ball. If it is just a matter of an object ,whatever shape it might be, being tossed and thrown around, why dont they call a hockey puck a "hockey ball"

 

[swag]

++ [ originally posted by Rami ] ++
why is even called American Football when its not even a ball. If it is just a matter of an object ,whatever shape it might be, being tossed and thrown around, why dont they call a hockey puck a "hockey ball"

Because "American Prolate Spheroid" would sell a lot less beer on TV.

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

how about American Egg

 

[swag]

Oh, that would be inviting the Egg Council -- which is like making a crank call to Darth Vader (and we know he has caller ID).

 

[Rami]

++ [ originally posted by swag ] ++


Because "American Prolate Spheroid" would sell a lot less beer on TV.

I believe that the the word "american football" was way before the invention of TUBE

 

[Zé Tahir]

++ [ originally posted by Rami ] ++
In arabic its called "Koora"...which simply means Ball.

We pretty much phazed out all other ball sports. Nothing really deserves watching or playing

lol, that means trash in my language

 

[Rami]

and what is ur language?

btw great avatar

 

[Zé Tahir]

shookran ya azizi. The language's Urdu.

 

[Rami]

3afwan

 

[Tifoso]

Sapo hito con huevos

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

God, I love eggs.

 

[swag]

++ [ originally posted by Bürke ] ++
God, I love eggs.

They're best fresh from the fallopian tube. They make a mean omelet.

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