No, because it should be called football and your "football" should be called "soccer" which was its original abbreviated name.
"Soccer" comes from "AsSOCiation Football" inventing in England. They called it "soccer" there to differentiate it from "gridiron football" like rugby, Australian rules football, Canadian football, and American football.
However, since association football caught on more in the UK and its empire than gridiron football (which needs more equipment so is not easy to play in poorer parts of the world), association football became the only true relevant form of football in the UK and in most of the empire.
Meanwhile, back in North America, the opposite happened. Gridiron football became the dominant form of the game so it was simply called football. However, since association football was also here and was called "soccer" because that's what the English called it, we never changed away from saying soccer.
By the way, FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, is a French acronym for "Féderation Internationale de Football Association¨ which, in English, is the International Federation of Association Football.
That adjective, "Association", is pivitol since it describes the nature of the sport. FIFA is not an association; it's a federation for organizations for the sport association football.
So, perhaps instead of saying "football", you people ought to call it by its real name: "association football". Since that's a mouthful, why not call it then by its shorthand name: "soccer" That's what the English decided to do when they invented the game! It would make life so much easier for all of us.
No, the second picture is soccer. But I tell you what- we'll compromise. We'll divide it into "American football" and "metric football" (which leaves Liberia, Jamaica, and Myanmar in the lurch a bit, admittedly) if YOU guys stop listing dates in the wrong order.
Actually, we can go even further- we both stop listing dates numerically, and instead specify which month we mean, so the order doesn't matter, and then you guys stop using decimal points as though they were commas. I've read writing in most European languages, and while I haven't understood the words, you DO seem to grok the distinction between commas (which end clauses) and periods (which end sentences), and you clearly get the difference with words, so it shouldn't be a big issue with numbers, too.
Aussie Rules was codified in 1859 and is the oldest game. Soccer - more properly Association Football - was only codified in 1863. Gridiron was only codified in 1873. Gaelic Football 1887. Rugby isn't football so it doesn't count but if it did 1871.
So you are breaking our copyright to call Soccer Football. We'll start making Burgundy wine again in Australia if you persist... :)
@Jersey2 Marking (catching) is a big spectacular feature and an uncontested kick follows. If the mark is anywhere nears the goal it is a dramatic moment. Around 100,000 people involuntary expel their breath The Oooh of the crowd hangs in the air when marks like that are taken.
These guys can be running away from the goal and kick the ball over their head to goal behind their back. eg 17:38 below. That is not an easy thing to do. If need be they will soccer a loose ball again not easy with an oval ball. Routinely they bend (banana/boomerang kick) the ball through the goals to reduce the angle of attack from the flank.
For scale the ground, mostly seen, is 180 yards long.
I do my part. I had a conversation about this when I went with my parents to see my niece play a game called softball which is like baseball. There was another field were girls were playing real football (what most Americans call soccer) and I explained how American football isn’t really football and why we should call “soccer” football and American football something else.
I wanted to ask a question about it, but I maxed out my daily limit with troll posts. But I've asked it before, and Americans are very set in their ways. I personally think "Tackle Ball" would be a good name.
Football is what it is called. It's what it will continue to be called.
I seriously can't understand why some people have such a problem with it. They need to get a life instead of concerning themselves with such trivial things. It's just a word and the last time I checked people use different words in different places. Get over it.
No, you don't really know this sport lol , even the goalkeeper can stop shots with hands but there are exceptions in which he not can simply take it in his hand , if a player touches the ball with his hand or arm it will be whistled foul.
And in all cases, 95% of the time, the ball is played with the foot.
Your sport uses the foot a lot, a lot, a lot less. Once again, it's a kind of American rugby lol. 🤣
No. How about you and the rest of those who complain about it, go cry yourself a river, build a bridge and get over it. If the USA calls it football then that’s what the USA will call it. Go find something more worthwhile to complain about.
That will never happen. We take pride in our sport. We do so much we punt the ball with out foot, we kick field goals with our foot and we kick off with our foot. If that’s not football then I don’t know what to tell ya
Its only because americans call our football soccer hint The MLS is the Major League Soccer and Not Major League Football, Our Cricket is their baseball, the only three ball sports we agree on is Basketball, Hockey and Tennis
Yeah I'm not a big sports fan, both types of football are for dumb dumbs. I don't even know why they call American football football in the first place. They rarely kick the ball.
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