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Old 03-06-2007, 02:45 AM  
aico
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Originally Posted by Angelo22 View Post
I wonder why the americans copied our european term for a completely different game?
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Because a regulation ball is 12 inches long, or a Foot by American measurements, so it's called a Football. The foot refers to the size of the ball, not to the human body.
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