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As a person who grew up with the BEST version of Football, Aussie Rules (shoulder pads and helmets…pffft) I have to admit that Soccer is the original football (before Australia and USA were even invented). It’s about time we called sports what they really are.
Americans will never stop calling American football "football". It's even more ludicrous to impose "soccer" on the rest of the world.. it's never ever going to happen in a million years. No one is going to change their word for football and that's it.
 
Americans will never stop calling American football "football". It's even more ludicrous to impose "soccer" on the rest of the world.. it's never ever going to happen in a million years. No one is going to change their word for football and that's it.
Thats true. Rugby Union, League, Gridiron, Gaelic, Aussie Rules & Association Rules are all types of Football. It’s almost funny that the Brits actually came up with the name, Soccer, but no longer ever use it. I think the term Football on its own should only be used as a generic term as it’s completely ambiguous. But we all know that ain’t gunna happen.
 
Thats true. Rugby Union, League, Gridiron, Gaelic, Aussie Rules & Association Rules are all types of Football. It’s almost funny that the Brits actually came up with the name, Soccer, but no longer ever use it. I think the term Football on its own should only be used as a generic term as it’s completely ambiguous. But we all know that ain’t gunna happen.

All the other ones has a moniker except the FIFA one which makes me assume the others are derivates of the original (FIFA kind)
 
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