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[–] 1 point 4 months ago* (2 children)

That doesn't make sense because most forms of football (rugby and american etc) use mostly the hands to carry the ball. The name was never about kicking, it was about playing on foot, until John Cleese made a joke about it. There's sources going back to the middle ages about it.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    The word "football" precedes all those modern sports you are referring to.

    As I said, from the wikipedia article, it seems there is a bit of both

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