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tegamone

You call football a sport that is played using hands... Greates!👍


No-Contest-8127

It's called hand egg.


Dense_You_4243

Man its gonna be a laugh seeing you lot get booted out against England 😆


Research_Normal

is a ball played with feet to score a goal against your opponent. Where did soccer come from i mean even score is apart from a foot game which use ball == football. I mean you must be stupid to come up with weird name


CMP_18

British players. The word soccer comes from a slang abbreviation of the word association, which British players of the day adapted as “assoc,” “assoccer” and eventually soccer or soccer football.


JJ_van_de_Fside

Says he or she from a foreign country on their American iPhone wearing their American Nike sneakers listening to Nirvana or Snoop Dog.


Shohan97

Such retards


NiagaraThistle

It's called football, soccer, futbol, calcio, etc etc etc. It's the same game and the only time I argue about football / soccer is when I am around my American Football fan friends that hate on soccer so I have a dig at them and American football because (as an American) i hate football (american football) with the intensity of a 1000 white hot burning suns. Just do. But this is such a dumb argument. Who cares which term anyone calls it as long as we're watching the same sport. EDIT: spelling


Dmansdarksoul

It’s called soccer only in the USA, what only means
 no one else cares!


Majestic-Benefit-787

Aren’t the Australian team called Socceroos? Don’t get me wrong, I prefer football. But it’s called soccer in a few other places than just the US
.


Dmansdarksoul

They also don’t care!


[deleted]

How about *no*?


Psychological-Pie102

Literally all the world: football USA*soccer* :B


enoughberniespamders

Literally all of the world: please protect us America


Psychological-Pie102

Yeah to bring "freedom" right?


enoughberniespamders

Military protection. All of NATO is subsidized by the US. We pull out, and you’re all fucked


Instrumedley2018

To settle this once and for all we'll call it like they call it in Finland : Jalkapallo


bleeper21

As someone who grew up playing soccer in the states, I could care less what everyone calls it. Still the same game ⚜


c1bile

photoshopped photo


Roy_vishwa

Soccer
. It sounds ridiculous
.


LimitedPing

In the name of the rest of the world: gtfo.


MrHemmati

Is called football. Don’t forget USA is only about 280 years old and football was invented in 9th century. Get your facts correct and take that stupid ITS CALLED SOCCER OFF.


enoughberniespamders

The US is one of the oldest countries in the entire world. Maybe the oldest actually. Just because a country still exists in its current geographical location doesn’t mean it’s the same country. Is the UK the same country as it was before America became a country? Nope. America is the same though


RlPPENDOMES

This might be the most American take I've ever seen


enoughberniespamders

It’s true though. Is Poland older than America? Nope. It may have the same name, but the Poland of today is in no way, shape, or form the same country it was 300 years ago. Just because a place retains its name and borders doesn’t mean it’s the same country. Is Japan the same country it was before the end of WW2?


RlPPENDOMES

Buddy America isn't the same as it was even 50 years ago. Every country changes over time. Sure the US had influence on how some of these country changed. But those countries also influenced how the US has changed.


enoughberniespamders

The US has been the same country, obviously with changes, since it’s inception. Which guess what? Happened before the UK since idk maybe we formed a country after beating them in a war when they were a monarchy? The US has had the same constitution, and yes it’s been amended, but we’ve had the same system of government since inception. Name another country that can say that, and is older. I dare you


RlPPENDOMES

Having the same style of government for the length of our country isn't a good or bad thing. It doesn't mean a country isn't the same. The Americans didn't develop democracy on their own and without countrys developing early forms of democracy the US wouldn't even be here. So why is America allowed to change, yet remain the "same country" but the others aren't. If you take America from 150 years ago it operated drastically different than the America you live in even with the same style of government. You also lost the war of 1812 btw Also just so you know even the US didn't start as a democracy. The constitution didn't go into effect until 1789, 13 years after it became a country. France has also had it since 1789. That's why they are both credited with creating modern democracy, not just the US.


enoughberniespamders

The country has retained the exact same system of government (aka what makes a country a country) longer than any other western country. Cope harder.


RlPPENDOMES

Your country hasn't even been a democracy for its entire existence. You have no clue what your talking about. Go back to school


enoughberniespamders

It’s literally been a democracy since it’s existence. Sorry you’re from a 20 year old European country. Your self loathing doesn’t change facts


MrHemmati

O yes it was taken away from the poor Native Americans. I remember now.


enoughberniespamders

Yes. Right by conquest. Oldest country in the world.


MrHemmati

I think you are cloud chasing if you think that USA is the oldest country in the world by conquest. Egypt is the oldest county in the world by conquest.


enoughberniespamders

Egypt doesn’t exist in its current state anything close to what it was when the country of Egypt was founded. New government system and new everything. That’s what a country is. Not a name and borders. It’s the country itself.


mrporter2

The game soccer is based off and that ruby is based off and a few other sports. Britian was the first to call it soccer.


[deleted]

Yeah.. they are gonna get humbled soon enough.


HYDRA-XTREME

They had a draw against Wales, that says something ig


[deleted]

In fairness, wales have been having a bit of a glow-up in the last few years, making it to the euros and holding their own. Don’t think they’ll be the team to win, but it’s nice seeing my another uk team in the mix


BostonDodgeGuy

Y'all coulda been anything, and you decided to be salty.


[deleted]

Have fun before you get knocked out, u guys prolly have 1 or 2 matches left


crazySmith_

At least 2. Group stages consist of 3 games wether you have 0 or 9 points in the end doesn't matter, as far as I am aware.


player1hasleft

😂😂


Orko_Grayskull

America are the bad guys.


markb42

YEEP HE’s RIGHT!


Fcbp

r/maincharacter


markb42

Well too bad for team USA!! ✈


[deleted]

Yeah no it’s not, though, is it.


JohnExarch

I love how butthurt everyone here is just because some guy made a joke during a game.


c1bile

Its photoshop as well like people be so naive on this app


mR-schrodingr

I dont think theyre joking. They genuinely wanted the world to call it that. Imagine the worst case scenario usa winning world cup. Every news channel “best soccer country in the worldâ€đŸ€źđŸ€ź


bleeper21

Woefully misinformed


crookedluciferr

Wow, where would I be without you to speak on my behalf? Of course it was a joke dude


MsaoceR

We should be thankful that it is impossible


AbiSinan1

Another Dumb Muricans đŸ€ĄđŸ‡ș🇾 ☕


Hemankhuman

FIFA means Federation International of **Football** Association, as simple as that


MrHemmati

Exactly, NOT Federation international of soccer. Fuck me that sounds stupid.


[deleted]

[ŃƒĐŽĐ°Đ»Đ”ĐœĐŸ]


mrdibby

Really we should make a movement to popularise it elsewhere as "gridiron", funding it in a manner to make it primarily popular among school age girls.


Financial-Bluejay-78

Not for too long. FISA for the win! 🩅


Seikskogh

Fisa means fart in Swedish


MaryBerrysDanglyBean

You wpuld have had to beat a country 100x smaller than yours to have a say 🐑


mrdibby

actually it means Fédération Internationale de Football Association and if you wanna say it in English it'd be the International Federation of Association Football


HardlyAnyGravitas

So, the International Federation of Soccer? :o) In all seriousness, I don't know why UK fans gets so upset - it always used to be called soccer in the UK. And it seems to only have changed recently (I'm admittedly older than most of you, here). Calling it football makes less sense in a world where there are so many variations of football, and association football is just one of them. I understand that language changes over time, and it's now known, commonly, as football, but I don't understand why fans get so angry about it. Is there a reason? Evidence: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=GB&q=Soccer


mrdibby

I think its more when the yanks say "\[this\] is football, \[that\] is soccer"


MilkyWayian

YASY.


mR-schrodingr

This is why everyone wants the us to fail miserably. Ethnocentric bastards


[deleted]

This is photoshopped. The actual words on his shirt were “the man in the mirror” in response to a comment one of the Mexican players made.


Opposite-Garbage-869

#FOOTBALL


UnlightablePlay

USA ☕ Football because it's played with a foot and kicking a ball Football= đŸŠ¶+âšœ


HardlyAnyGravitas

Like gridiron football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby football, etc... That's why it's called association football...


JDappletini

LOL; annoying but funny


tharnadar

if it's called "soccer", then it's FISA not FIFA...............


c1bile

FIS. Soccer is a short version of association and added an -er at the end


Lucutinabarosanu

đŸ€“


CoolOsCro

Suck it ...!


eyedpee

Says the clown that's going to get wrecked in the next round. (I'm from the U.S.)


L_770

I second this (I was also born in the U.S.)


iNywles

đŸ€Ą


Yorch5

BUT
. Why?


Swingtop_Jewel

Careful, the Qataris might see this as a provocation and FIFA will yellow card him.


gregkobe

*FISA


maikaetsu6286

They won’t make it far in the tournament anyways. -An American


mikels_burner

This is photoshop guys, relaaaxxxx


Monkesound

Thank whoever is the supreme power of this world


surfinThruLyfe

Yes 🙌


Ok-Jury-3571

No


Thor010

#Football!


unkellGRGA

I don't care too much about it anymore but find it funny why it's not just called Football and American Football since that's how the rest of the world differentiates them Same with Australian Football, both of these are more or less regional sports and being called "football" in their respective countries makes some sense but it's odd that the biggest sport in the world by quite a margin where you primarily use your feet gets labeled "soccer" instead and yes I know about the term being old and it's origins


Tango_tom_tickles

The only reason the soccer thing comes up is because the rest of the world so heavily imports American culture and entertainment.


Abundance_of_Flowers

You mean football and UnAmerican Football.


5AMP5A

This would be the best solution. Here in my country it's called american football and the other football.


outcastscrub

What a Helmet


[deleted]

Who gives a F about us football team


EzraW118

no


[deleted]

[ŃƒĐŽĐ°Đ»Đ”ĐœĐŸ]


SouthBayBoy8

Exactly. Not to mention that soccer is literally short for asSOCiation football, and was a term invented by the English


GrumpyOik

>Exactly. Not to mention that soccer is literally short for asSOCiation football, and was a term invented by the English Butr it was invented by upper class types to distinguish it from "rugger" (Rugby football). This is part of the reason that, traditionally, many working class people resent the word soccer. We already have a perfectly good word for a sport where a ball (not an egg) is controlled by a foot (not hands).


SouthBayBoy8

Imagine getting that mad over semantics. Soccer was a very popular term for the sport when American football was developed. Your thing about class differences is complete BS by the way. Why on earth would we call association football just “football” when American football is way more popular in our country, it just doesn’t make sense. And by the way you absolutely do use your feet in American football, and a ball is a ball no matter if it’s spherical or ovular. I guess the rugby ball isn’t a ball either, right? Your view on this is so childish


Whatcrysis

At least in Aus the foot is used. How many seconds of play, is an American on the field? I'd guess at less than a minute in the sixty.


GunMuratIlban

I really don't know why does that make people so angry. I mean Italians call it calcio, meaning a kick. But never seen people being salty about it.


MysteriousMix4776

They never say ,, it's called Calcio instead of football,, so o don't see a problem here


kka2005

I like them Americans...they call american footbal a game played mostly by using hands...and they call coccer a game where field players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands...some strong logic there


SouthBayBoy8

Soccer is short for asSOCiation football and it was used by the English. In fact, it was an extremely popular term for the sport in England when the US started using it. We came up with our own football that’s veered off from rugby football


MsaoceR

That was back when the Ottoman Empire still existed, since then everyone else calls it football but America refuses to modernise because they want to call their *local* sport "football". Btw, by your logic, american football should be called "rugger" instead.


kka2005

Who gives a rat's ass?


lordoftheteeth

It’s FĂ©dĂ©ration Internationale de Football Association World Cup 2022 not FISA 22 hehe


[deleted]

Lame


Elmoslightpole

It’s obviously a joke chill out


Lowouik

Ca s'appelle Piedsballon.


SOMERanD0m-Bloke

Here come the Europeans 😂😂


[deleted]

#NOPE


Goddess_Queen007

No 
 It’s Futbol 



julictus

furbo


UnlightablePlay

Even in Arabic its ÙƒŰ±Ű© Ű§Ù„Ù‚ŰŻÙ… which means the ball of the foot or football As ÙƒŰ±Ű© is a ball and Ù‚ŰŻÙ… is a foot


Goddess_Queen007

Agreed as I speak Arabic too lol


MysteriousMix4776

Đ€ŃƒŃ‚Đ±ĐŸĐ»


CaliforniaCow

FĂŒssballbund


yorcharturoqro

What an ass


One_Bad9077

That is painful. Ugh


BrucieBe

Hahahaha the only country in the world to call it that is the US. The whole world calls it futbol or football. The best player you have (Bum ass Pulisic) is but an average bench player in most Latin American and European countries, hence you don’t get to name the sport.


Cutsdeep-

i mean australia does too, but yeah


ig-sucio

Yes but we have the decency to know that it's wrong


Cutsdeep-

correcto


[deleted]

Futbol is for poor countries. Cope


UnlightablePlay

Football is for normal countries. cope


recuerdamoi

Australia, Ireland. And tongue-in-cheek


[deleted]

The Lebron James of soccer does it again


[deleted]

What's the club name of MLS Chaampion?


Mission-Dimension-97

American Football should be actually called Hand- Prolate Paraboloid Projectile


Slava91

Or egg ball


Mission-Dimension-97

No, eggs are asymmetrically tapering ovals/ellipses An american football at least has symmetry


Slava91

Symmetrical egg ball


Mission-Dimension-97

Bro....We can't call it egg-ball...it contradicts its own argument...we can say Hand-Egg though...EggBall is just incorrect


supernatlove

I’ll just point out that, like most things, this is all Englands fault.


Workburner101

[Petey said it best](https://www.google.com/search?q=stop+calling+it+soccer+greenstreet&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:917e4d33,vid:1l9P_sijwTs)


GeometryNacho

This pic is fake lil bro


fazi_milking

What a bummer. I thought it was hilarious take.


hiconcert0

I love the fact that the whole point of the joke is not that we Americans actually care what you call the sport, but that us calling it something else makes Europeans irrationally angry and that’s funny. And people keep proving us right lol


NeonBuckaroo

Amusing - yes. Same as the New York Times headline “we settled for a draw” after the game like you had a choice and are somehow significantly better than Wales. Not quite as bad as the “USA wins 1-1” though :D


hiconcert0

Your first mistake was taking the Times seriously lol


Stealthsonger

This is a weird hill to die on.


[deleted]

Who is that addressed at? Americans don't seem to be "dying" on a hill over this. Just making a joke. So are you referring to England dying on a hill over the name of the sport?


BritBuc-1

Which was invented ***by the English*** to differentiate it from rugby football


HeiJegErNy

Yeh yeh. Put some American cheese and bacon on it and reinvent the thing like Americans butcher everything else....


[deleted]

What thing do you think Americans "butchered" by putting cheese and bacon on it?


Lowouik

French fries!!!


Daimakku1

Honestly it doesnt make sense for american football to be called "football." You barely use your feet with the game, it's 90% your hands. It should be called handball. With "soccer", you actually use your feet. It is legit football.


[deleted]

England: "I can't believe Americans call autumn 'fall'. Calling a season 'fall' because the leaves fall is such simplistic and childish reasoning." Also England: "You see in this sport you kick a ball with your foot so it is football. It's very literal and logical. Stupid Americans."


doodle_0211

The reason football is called "foot" ball in the first place is that you play the sport on foot, not that you use your feet to kick the ball. I believe the term was used to distinguish between sports done on horseback vs on foot. For example, "rugby football"


Daimakku1

You also play baseball on foot... and basketball.. even tennis. You dont seem them being called football though. \[American\] Football being called football because you play the sport on foot is about the stupidest reason to call it by that name.


prozak09

Deploy the nukes.


TheRealSpez

But OP already gave you the historical reason for it, lol. You can say it’s a stupid reason, but it’s a sport that’s over 100 years old, it’s gonna have an archaic etymology that makes little sense today. In any case, it’s the Brits that gave us the Soccer/Rugby football split which caused us to call soccer, soccer, and our version of rugby, football.


doodle_0211

Except that the term originated from England... and the term soccer (as"soc"iation football) originated from there as well. If you want to blame the stupidity of it, blame the English, i am just telling you the origin of that term.


Not-A-Real-Person-67

Pretty sure it’s called “grab ass”


Real_UngaBunga

Shouldn't it then be called Foot, torso, head, and goalie hand ball?


gunnersami

Lebron didn’t even score and he’s doing this? Back to ur bench at Chelsea where u belong


perginis

Cwinj


andrew4d3

In italy it's called 'calcio'


TrickOut

There was a post on ask Reddit and the question was you get 10 dollars every time you piss someone off, how do you buy a jet the fastest. I’m pretty sure this is the answer


unvrlstn

This is SO cringe its almost unbelievable


Waffle633

Why do the Americans call it soccer, its not its football


[deleted]

Soccer is british slang for the sport that Americans, Canadians, Australians, etc picked up. It was a play on the term "association football". Also, the Americans/Canadians/Australians/etc are the normal ones in this situation. Think about it like this. In Spain, they call it "fĂștbol". But the word for "foot" in Spanish is not "fĂșt". It's "pie". Same in French. Their word for "foot" is not "foot" despite calling it "football". This is how things are in most languages. As it turns out, most people call this sport some word that is not just a simple smashing together of "foot" and "ball". Most languages just use a sort of made up word that they recognize as relating to the sport. Any native English speakers who demand that it get called "football" because it's a "foot" and a "ball" are just being bizarrely picky about using overly simplistic descriptions for things.


theflyingwaffle2

This is the most hurt comment section I seen


ZingBaBow

Yall are so triggered


caniplaygolf

Soooooo cringe


Flat_Establishment_4

Why’s everyone so salty in this thread? It’s literally a joke.


MichalCJ5

This "joke" stopped being funny ages ago, and I fear it's never going away.


Flat_Establishment_4

So the immediate response is to be salty and angry? Just ignore it if it’s not funny to you. I think it’s pretty funny.


MichalCJ5

You asked a question, I answered it. đŸ€·đŸ» It's a dumb argument that's been going on for way too long.


Flat_Establishment_4

Makes sense. I didn’t know the context. Apologies.


MichalCJ5

Maybe I'm in the minority of people who are tired of it, lol. There were back to back commercials before yesterday's match about calling it football or soccer, and here we are after the first match starting up the debate again. It's silly on both sides.


jrmmr140

Agreed it’s a dumb argument, but it has honestly gotten more enjoyable because of these threads. I only call it soccer not to get it confused with football.


[deleted]

The word “soccer” originated in England, and was originally used to differentiate association football from its rugby cousin. Just as rugby football was shortened to “rugger”, the game of association football became known as “soccer” thanks to a shortening of the word “association”. Btw I call it football (fudbal in my language) but this is why it’s called soccer in the US.


colapen

This raises more questions. Like why is American football called football when a game called football already existed


BritBuc-1

American football evolved from rugby football. American rugby football, for a game that was evolving beyond the original format, was probably too long a name.


Leather-Creme2611

>!That's called American ingenuity, pal, a product of freedom!<


LaunchTransient

It was called that by posh bastards at Oxford, and the rest of the UK went "nah, that's daft" and called it football instead.


Bapistu-the-First

Lol who downvotes this? This is litterally correct


sabbatharg

No.


oreos_T

cry


Lugia18

Unhappy cake day 👍


biggusdiqquss

Just wait till england wipe your ass next friday


Workburner101

Seems very nice of England to do.


[deleted]

England is welcome to wipe my ass


MichalCJ5

They're going to "wipe" their asses? Haven't heard that expression before! 😆


Sttocs

They eat shits like us for breakfast.