the sport of American (or Gridiron) football is called so because we wanted a sport that was european football and rugby combined. the first version of american football had the punter kick it and players going down feild to catch the ball (pretty much feet passing, then it was switched to the passing seen today). and it was originally callled "American Football" which is why the first professional american football league was called the "American Football League"(which later merged with the NFL). it was called "american" because it is our version of your game. Pretty soon, we dropped the word "american" out of it and it became "football" so all of this is just a big misunderstanding! lol ---- from a guy who likes both american and european football
also, both sports are VERY physical, and I"ve never played rugby (i have watched though, and it's pretty cool) but getting tackled in football HURTS!!!! the pads don't do much when there's a 6'6" guy with 275 pounds of muscle trying to rip your head off!
also, both sports are VERY physical, and I"ve never played rugby (i have watched though, and it's pretty cool) but getting tackled in football HURTS!!!! the pads don't do much when there's a 6'6" guy with 275 pounds of muscle trying to rip your head off!
all I'm trying to say is yes, we copied your name, but on ACCIDENT! just remember that it's just a misunderstanding.... I'm sorry for all of these ignorant assholes making the rest of us american football fans look like,.......well,.......ignorant assholes.
by football,soccer,whogivesaFuck! May 28, 2010
Football - Only the best damn sport ever. Played with a round ball and feet. However, Americans tend to mistake it for American Football (which should truthfully be called tackleball for all that matters).
by ArielVicious February 21, 2008
Also Known As the BEAUTIFUL GAME. A real sport played with your FEET and an actual round BALL, hence the name FOOTBALL. This term should never be used to refer to our silly american game of putting on 30 pounds of armor and carrying a cone shaped piece of rubber while trying not to be touched by other guys. You'll note the lack of definitions calling this silly game football. And there is a reason for that. Some silly americans give us a bad name by not noticing what is going on in the rest of the world and don't realize that there was already a real sport called football when we made up our game, but everyone else in the world knows whats up.
P.S. Please, if you are American please stop saying the S word (s****r)and saying that our american game is better than real football. If you are not american just know that not all of us are confused faggots.
P.S. Please, if you are American please stop saying the S word (s****r)and saying that our american game is better than real football. If you are not american just know that not all of us are confused faggots.
by tomdelonge November 17, 2007
No that's wrong. xanax is made in a few different doses. The small round ones that are peach in color are called peaches. The slightly larger dose which is blue in color and looks like a smaller version of midol (football shaped) is a football. The largest dose which is white and rectangular is called a bar. All are loosely called xanxa-cookies.
by mikewin September 9, 2010
A place on urbandictionary.com where obnoxious eurofags bitch about how Americans call football soccer and vice versa.
pretentious european 1#: I can't believe that America is the only nation in the world that calls football soccer. That's suck bollocks!
pretentious european #2: Quite, really. And they're bloody stupid as well; most Americans don't even know what the capital of our country is!
Pretentious european #1: Yes, and at least our queen didn't fuck over the entire Middle-Eastern area.
pretentious european #2: Yes, God bless the queen.
pretentious european #2: Quite, really. And they're bloody stupid as well; most Americans don't even know what the capital of our country is!
Pretentious european #1: Yes, and at least our queen didn't fuck over the entire Middle-Eastern area.
pretentious european #2: Yes, God bless the queen.
by your-friend July 12, 2008
A term referring to several different team sports around the world. Most games known as "football" actually involve the use of the hands more frequently than the feet, such as American Football, Canadian Football, Gaelic Football, and Australian Rules Football.
The term also refers to Association Football, a game in which players primarily use their feet (although they also make extensive use of the head, chest, and knees while goalkeepers are also permitted to use their hands). Most of the English-speaking world (the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland to an extent, etc.) refers to this game as "soccer" to differentiate it from their indigenous football games, although ethnocentric and culturally insular English people insist that "football" is the only acceptable term for the sport.
The term also refers to Association Football, a game in which players primarily use their feet (although they also make extensive use of the head, chest, and knees while goalkeepers are also permitted to use their hands). Most of the English-speaking world (the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland to an extent, etc.) refers to this game as "soccer" to differentiate it from their indigenous football games, although ethnocentric and culturally insular English people insist that "football" is the only acceptable term for the sport.
Although most English-speaking people from different cultures who live on multiple continents know "football" as a game that involves picking a ball up and running with it, English people themselves know that nothing short of literal translation will do when naming sports. If it's called "football", then it should be a sport where only feet are used. Except for the countless times in soccer games when the players use their heads, chests, knees, shoulders, and sometimes even their hands, of course.
by Hubert Cumberdale Jr. October 3, 2012
Footballing is a sexual activity. It involves the male putting his foot (or feet) into his partner's pussy or shit chute. The female may put her foot in the male's shit chute. With a lot of lubricant, an experienced "footser" can insert his or her foot into a body cavity well above the ankle.
Let's do some footballing.
by jeekyfly June 13, 2013