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Originally Posted by dyna mo
here's one thing a lot of americans don't get about you brits.
why do you have to try and take all the fun out of american football?
i mean so what if it's named football and the ball is shaped funny.
party poopers.
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I think we see it as a piss take calling it Soccer more than anything (I hate that word with a passion lol). You guys calling it Football (what we like to take a poke at calling it handegg) is fine.
Rugby isn't too different to American Football but is played without all the protective shit makes seeing a bunch of guys in body armour look kinda weak to us.
You call it a touchdown when the guy just runs over the line, in Rugby you have to actually touch the ball down to score what they call a "try" (I know that doesn't sound much better either lol)
The Foot/Ball bit is kinda ironic aswell. Barely touches the feet, and it isn't really a ball. But then a Rugby Ball isn't a Ball either (so again not much better there either).
That put together makes American Football look kinda like a joke.
Football touches the feet, head and chest only. Using your hands isn't allowed unless you are goalkeeper obviously. Makes more sense foot/ball.
Then you have other sports which do make sense.
Basketball - the ball goes in the basket
Baseball - you have bases and it is played with a ball
I dunno it's strange, if it was called something like "European Football" or Something along them lines, calling it Soccer could be gotten rid of.
You know the US/Canada are about the only countries in the world that call it Soccer? I think there is a few others, will have to check that.
Then another thing that makes me laugh is things like this:
Toronto FC - FC means Football Club right? shouldn't it be SC for Soccer Club?
More FC uses: MUFC, CFC, LFC, THFC, etc...
UEFA - The F doesn't stand for Soccer
FIFA - Again, the second F doesn't stand for Soccer.
FA - F means Football again.
Just one of them things! Cultural differences
