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minus-squareSpeiser0@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·12 hours agoStill find it weird that they called the show “football” when it’s not about football. Imagine Haikyu!! being called Tennis!!.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 hours agoIt’s called football because it’s played on foot, as opposed to polo or other sports that were popular at the time when the rules for football were first being written down.
minus-squareYellaLeber@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoOne sport is called association football, the other is called American or gridiron football. Both sports typically drop the first word.
minus-squareptu@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoThen there’s rugby from which american football originated
Still find it weird that they called the show “football” when it’s not about football. Imagine Haikyu!! being called Tennis!!.
It’s called football because it’s played on foot, as opposed to polo or other sports that were popular at the time when the rules for football were first being written down.
One sport is called association football, the other is called American or gridiron football. Both sports typically drop the first word.
Then there’s rugby from which american football originated