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minus-squareSpeiser0@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·6 days agoStill find it weird that they called the show “football” when it’s not about football. Imagine Haikyu!! being called Tennis!!.
minus-squareYellaLeber@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days 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 days agoThen there’s rugby from which american football originated
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days 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.
Still find it weird that they called the show “football” when it’s not about football. Imagine Haikyu!! being called Tennis!!.
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
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.