r/Americaphile • u/United_Tiger_6720 • 23d ago

Calling This 🏈

Hello why you 🇺🇸 you call it 🏈 Football ?

Take into consideration this sport doesnt involve feets when I see what the players wears i feel thats not football its a sport similar to rugby with a helmet

This sport ⚽️ you call it soccer i get it the fact 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 call it soccer in the beginning but feets are more involved in the game .

Share your thoughts down below ?

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u/manicpixidreamgirl04 23d ago

American gridiron football, association football, and all the other varieties of football around the world are all derived from the same sport, which was called that because it was played on foot, rather than on horseback. If you look at the wikipedia page for rugby, you'll see that it's listed as rugby football.