i get that but why do yanks call american football "football"?
that makes no sense at all. it's like calling the marathon "drinks stationeering".
Posted By: Tombs on June 18th 2026 at 22:28:49
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- Do people actually get pissed when someone says 'soccer' ? (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 18, 22:01:17
- It originates from the word Association , so isn’t as bad as one first thinks. (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 18, 22:21:47
- i get that but why do yanks call american football "football"? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 18, 22:28:49
- Like (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 18, 22:23:36
- Yea Assoc, soccer (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 18, 22:23:27
- There’s no way you’d ever say (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 18, 22:58:32
- There's no way a nickname would be Footballroos (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 18, 23:58:05
- There are many American terms we mock that were actually English originally but (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jun 18, 23:31:28
- There’s no way you’d ever say (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 18, 22:58:32
- No. But I get pissed off. (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jun 18, 22:09:06
- Better tell the FA to change to SA and FIFA and UEFA too (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 18, 22:08:10
- Whenever Soccer AM came on I threw my TV out of the window. (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 18, 22:04:48
- You must have snapped so many copies of Semsible Soccer as well (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 18, 22:07:55
- It originates from the word Association , so isn’t as bad as one first thinks. (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 18, 22:21:47
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