• Why americans call it "soccer"
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[quote]Those assembled became the founding members of the Football Association (which still oversees the game in England to this day). [b]And they decided to call their code Association Football, to differentiate it from Rugby Football.[/b][/quote] Well what do you know, according to this article, football was used in association to something more similar to american football than European football first
[QUOTE=dookster;23042333]Why is it called Cargo when it is travelling on a ship but a Shipment when it's travelling by car? :pseudo:[/QUOTE] My mind has just been warped.
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;23041371]Now to the imporant question, why do they call fotball for fotball when you run with the ball in you hands.[/QUOTE] Because we didn't need "Football" for soccer/Rest-of-the-World-Football and back when it started out, they kicked it a lot more than they do know. Hence, football.
They're both actually "football," it's a wonder why we argue because they're two different fucking sports with two different fucking names. There's "association football," which is what most countries play and is the most popular sport in the world, and then there's "gridiron football," which is played more in the United States, Canada, and somewhat Japan. And to generalize like an idiot and say a rugby player can beat the shit out of a gridiron football player is ignorant and idiotic. The smaller American football players are as big as the average rugby player (~100 kg/220 lbs) while the bigger football players can get as large as 320 lbs. And padding doesn't magically make you invulnerable, people break bones all the time playing American football, so that's another shit argument for "lolomg rugbyplayerrzx r so tuff" idiots.
Be fucking scared of these guys.[img]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1156/1366477526_9237ad9de2_o.jpg[/img] [editline]01:22AM[/editline] Let's be fair here. We (British) invented the language and football therefore do not go around changing colour to color. mum to mom or aluminium to what you say it as alominum. Really? stfu we invented the language keep it that way.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04KbNh0cFlM[/media] Skip all the bullshit to about 25 seconds in, and tell me padding is not gonna make a single one of those hits hurt.
[QUOTE=iusehax;23042778]Be fucking scared of these guys.[IMG]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1156/1366477526_9237ad9de2_o.jpg[/IMG] [editline]01:22AM[/editline] Let's be fair here. We (British) invented the language and football therefore do not go around changing colour to color. mum to mom or aluminium to what you say it as alominum. Really? stfu we invented the language keep it that way.[/QUOTE] Actually the french, germans, and romans invented the language.
[QUOTE=codenamecueball;23041833]fuck you america[/QUOTE] Love you too br0.
[QUOTE=iusehax;23042778]Let's be fair here. We (British) invented the language and football therefore do not go around changing colour to color. mum to mom or aluminium to what you say it as alominum. Really? stfu we invented the language keep it that way.[/QUOTE] We actually say aluminum. But to make your point sound completely retarded, that's like saying "stfu Spain either keep speaking Latin where u got all ur words from or else." Languages evolve, they change. We're not still talking like apes, are we?
[QUOTE=iusehax;23042778] :downswords: stfu we invented the language keep it that way.[/QUOTE] No, I'll say "ladybug" all I want. :smug:
[QUOTE=yawmwen;23042904]Actually the french, germans, and romans invented the language.[/QUOTE] Germans mostly influenced English.
[QUOTE=CoolKingKaso;23042964]Germans mostly influenced English.[/QUOTE] Mostly, but they all played their part.
[QUOTE=Leg of Doom;23042206]Because there dumb[/QUOTE] Ironic.
It's time for a reform of all the sport titles to stop this shit. From now on football is 'ballkicker.' American football is 'ballthrower'.
Hey guess what? It doesn't matter how much you argue about it, you won't sway a single person on this board's opinion about it. So there's no point in arguing.
[QUOTE=Neb;23042314]I don't think a SINGLE person playing rugby could take a hit from Reggie Bush, Thank good football players have pads because they take REALLY hard hits. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQUiZ6ioKw&feature=related[/media] Here take another example, this time Ryan Clark. [Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9VUjlWL_K0&feature=related[/media][/QUOTE] You should have seen the Bears back in 85 and even before then. Toughest defense ever in history.
[QUOTE=lil_n00blett;23042919]We actually say aluminum. But to make your point sound completely retarded, that's like saying "stfu Spain either keep speaking Latin where u got all ur words from or else." Languages evolve, they change. We're not still talking like apes, are we?[/QUOTE] But you say every word like retards in that gay accent. Also: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8v-qZFVYnc[/media] yeh lots of bloods... no pads here
Yea, fuck rugby. I would rather not die while playing a sport, and I would rather not see someone die on tv from playing a sport.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;23043330]Yea, fuck rugby. I would rather not die while playing a sport, and I would rather not see someone die on tv from playing a sport.[/QUOTE] Ha there i prove my point.
[QUOTE=iusehax;23043350]Ha there i prove my point.[/QUOTE] You're point that you are watching a sport more bloody and dangerous than UFC or Boxing while retaining none of the entertainment?
[QUOTE=iusehax;23041359]Rugby players rip the shit out of American footballers tbh pussy padding[/QUOTE] lol no
Hmph Rugby players are much more hardcore than American footballers who hide behind their helmets cant they take a real wipeout as in the vid i posted?
[QUOTE=iusehax;23043474]Hmph Rugby players are much more hardcore than American footballers who hide behind their helmets cant they take a real wipeout as in the vid i posted?[/QUOTE] Apparently you missed this little snippet, so I'll post it again for you: And to generalize like an idiot and say a rugby player can beat the shit out of a gridiron football player is ignorant and idiotic. The smaller American football players are as big as the average rugby player (~100 kg/220 lbs) while the bigger football players can get as large as 320 lbs. And padding doesn't magically make you invulnerable, people break bones all the time playing American football, so that's another shit argument for "lolomg rugbyplayerrzx r so tuff" idiots.
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;23042365]It's like you British Peeps calling Cookies, Biscuits. I don't like it. :saddowns:[/QUOTE] "Cookie" just sounds so much more delicious. When I think "biscuit" I think of the kind of round, crispy bread things you get on the side at chicken restaurants. :v:
[QUOTE=iusehax;23043350]Ha there i prove my point.[/QUOTE] Any person who thinks rugby's more dangerous than American Football has never played either sport. The major difference is the tackling in either sport. High tackles, shoulder charges, headbutts, and long run-in tackles aren't allowed in Rugby. All four happen constantly in American Football. We wear pads because of this. Every post I've seen from you is just you being butthurt for Britain. Get over whatever stupid perceived rivalry you think we're supposed to have.
[QUOTE=Pegleg;23043531]Any person who thinks rugby's more dangerous than American Football has never played either sport. The major difference is the tackling in either sport. High tackles, shoulder charges, headbutts, and long run-in tackles aren't allowed in Rugby. All four happen constantly in American Football. We wear pads because of this. Every post I've seen from you is just you being butthurt for Britain. Get over whatever stupid conceived rivalry you think we're supposed to have.[/QUOTE] thank you thank you thank you thank you
No dont wear pussy pads and come play a real man sport in stead of Amerishit football [editline]01:58AM[/editline] I dont actually i play rugby i play Hockey (yes the real one not stupid ice hockey) and cricket and both a dangerous sports you would poo it if a 100mph leather ball of death wall thrown at you. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Flaming" - Greeman))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=iusehax;23043579]No dont wear pussy pads and come play a real man sport in stead of Amerishit football[/QUOTE] Wow, you sure hate America. What, are you gonna call us fat next? Also, to one of your older comments, Americans don't really have an accent. They just talk normally, without any type of accent.
[QUOTE=iusehax;23043579]No dont wear pussy pads and come play a real man sport in stead of Amerishit football [editline]01:58AM[/editline] I dont actually i play rugby i play Hockey (yes the real one not stupid ice hockey) and cricket and both a dangerous sports you would poo it if a 100mph leather ball of death wall thrown at you.[/QUOTE] 100mph leather ball... sounds a bit like baseball aswell faggot. Quit raging over the fact that if american football didnt have pads they would all be dead, unlike rugby in which certain collisions are foul.
Having played both Rugby and American football, I can say there is a vast difference in how people are brought down in either sport. In American football, taking someone down is about [b]hitting[/b] them. Yes, you wrap your arms around them and whatnot, but the focus is on transferring as much energy as possible into your opponent. We're trained to put our facemask into the chest of the person we're trying to tackle, something that would cause a broken neck or other injury along those lines if done in Rugby. Rugby is about tackling, not hitting. You use your arms and legs to bring a man down to the ground, you aren't trying to drill the shit out of him so he doesn't get up. Yes, there are big hits in Rugby, but they are nothing in comparison to the monstrous hits American football produces. Just to put things in perspective, American football players wear all of that padding, yet they get hurt just as often (if not more) than Rugby players. They rarely whine about it, though. It is completely common for receivers to break multiple fingers every game and quarterbacks play with broken ribs all the time. That kind of stuff isn't announced when it happens because it is a natural occurrence, and players have to sit out at least one play if they take an injury timeout.
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