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[–] 18 points 2 months ago (17 children)
  • [–] 30 points 2 months ago* (13 children)

    The name football comes from England I thought, where they called any game played on foot football as opposed to being on horseback or some shit. So rugby was football. The U.S. version of such also was known as football. Hence why Australia also calls Australian Rugby, football or footy.

    Meaning that in spirit, baseball and basketball are also football, lolol

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    In that case, tennis is football, volleyball is football, bowling is football, snooker is football (or perhaps footballs?)

    You've open Pandora's box of football!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    In Australia we play footy, and we also play a different game called rugby

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  • [–] -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    Your explanation is absolutely ludicrous.

    'Football' comes from the English words 'foot' and 'ball' which mean approximately 'foot' and 'ball' respectively. So you could translate 'football' to something like 'ball's foot', 'ball of the foot' or even 'football'

    ETA: sorry to the above commenter, I didn't mean to appear aggressive but the downvotes seem to agree I have been excessive. Sorry, it was only a shitpost

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  • [+] -7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    Futbol or "mURIca fIRsT rOUnD up ThE mEXiCanS and mOoohAmEDs haNG thE cOMMie cLINtoNs cos pIZzaGaTe I aiNt no FAGGit"

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