thisisa_fake_account t1_iui5bfr wrote
Reply to comment by amazingmikeyc in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
Because the Americans decided they would find an unnecessarily complicated name instead of going with the obvious one.
"What is this game"
"There's a ball, and you kick, dribble and shoot it with your feet"
"let's call it soccer"
"Why not football?"
"We already have football"
"Why is it called football"
"Because the ball is almost a foot long"
"Aren't balls supposed to be round?"
"..."
"..."
"SOCCER!"
"Soccer!"
amazingmikeyc t1_iui8xry wrote
nah the term soccer originates in the uk, it's an abbreviation of Association Football, hence my comment. Before soccer became the only "football" there are/were lots of games called it, notably Rugby Football
Necessary_Fig_2265 t1_iui9nvf wrote
Except Americans did not name the sport soccer.
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