ickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoMy feelings on the Super Bowllemmy.worldimagemessage-square131linkfedilinkarrow-up1822arrow-down114 cross-posted to: 2northamerican4you@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1808arrow-down1imageMy feelings on the Super Bowllemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square131linkfedilink cross-posted to: 2northamerican4you@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareSpeiser0@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·3 months agoStill find it weird that they called the show “football” when it’s not about football. Imagine Haikyu!! being called Tennis!!.
minus-squareYellaLeber@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoOne sport is called association football, the other is called American or gridiron football. Both sports typically drop the first word.
minus-squareptu@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoThen there’s rugby from which american football originated
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoIt’s called football because it’s played on foot, as opposed to polo or other sports that were popular at the time when the rules for football were first being written down.
Still find it weird that they called the show “football” when it’s not about football. Imagine Haikyu!! being called Tennis!!.
One sport is called association football, the other is called American or gridiron football. Both sports typically drop the first word.
Then there’s rugby from which american football originated
It’s called football because it’s played on foot, as opposed to polo or other sports that were popular at the time when the rules for football were first being written down.