Actually I believe it's called "Football" because most ball games were originally played on horseback.
Football (Soccer) was one of the first ball games to be played on foot, hence Foot-ball
That's why Rugby, Canadian Football, Australian Football, and American Football are also types of "Football".
Also, the name "Soccer" was literally invented in England. It's short for "Association Football" (Association - Assoc - Soccer) so shut the f*** up