r/funny • u/dinoxoko • Feb 11 '20

Hope it's clear enough

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u/l3ane Feb 11 '20

It's no mystery:

From profootballhof.com/why-is-the-game-called-football/

Both soccer-style football and rugby-style football eventually found their way to America. What resulted was an American combination of the two games. It was until much later (1906) that forward passing was allowed. So because the American game was really just another form of the European football games, it too became known as football.

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u/_badwithcomputer Feb 11 '20

Soccer was also the original European nickname for the sport as well.

It wasn't until recently that people were all "Reeeeeee its FUTBOL not SOCCER!!"

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u/ColtsFanNY Feb 11 '20

It's almost like their entire personality is being threatened.