eloel- t1_j154i82 wrote
Reply to comment by wswordsmen in ELI5: Why does American football is named "football" and football is named "soccer" in America ? by RedAskWhy
>And football, all of them, are named for the fact you play it on your feet, not how you can touch the ball.
So games like basketball, tennis or volleyball are also "football". That's some weird reasoning.
How is it a useful distinction? What ball games aren't played on your feet?
wswordsmen t1_j155ozs wrote
You have to go back to when these games were developing where horseback games were reasonable, Polo being the best known today.
I am not sure I'd those other games qualify as football games, just they meet the criteria that got the name.
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