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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Invents the word Soccer, calls americans dumb for using it.

(TBF it's dumb, especially since you call hand egg football, sry americans)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

apparently its short for association football

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

The term football used to apply to any ball sport played on foot (as apposed to on horseback). The idea that it could only belong to soccer is actually quite arrogant.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Yep! It was to distinguish Association Football ("Soccer") from Rugby Union Football ("Rugger").

I suppose we should use "Gridder" for North American "Gridiron Football".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

i think assball sounds funnier

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Third World Ball Chace.