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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Third World Ball Chace.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

apparently its short for association football

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

i think assball sounds funnier

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks 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] 13 points 2 weeks 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.