They called it football for a lot longer than we called our game football.
Moreover football makes sense for THEM, you kick the ball with your foot.
An American “football” only makes contact with the foot unintentionally or during special plays (the kickoff the field goal and the punt).
yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. But their football is boring. My theory goes like this. The reason Europe has so many wars is because they play soccer for a few years, get bored out of their heads, and then somebody declares war just so something interesting will happen.
It would just be a lot easier if they played real football like we do.
No, it’s called “football” because it’s a game played on foot, rather than the traditional score on the opposing side’s goal while riding on horseback, known as polo.
If you come to think about it, nearly almost every major sport that operates on the “score on the opposing side’s goal” can be called “football”, even basketball, hockey and lacrosse.