• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Both are called football because they’re played on foot, as opposed to on horseback. Both were called that because people who couldn’t afford horses were using polo fields to play Society football (soccer) or Rugby football (American football).

    It has nothing to do with how the ball is handled/kicked.