Phil Schnyder
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Like most of the world's intractable problems, the "soccer" vs "football" issue can be blamed on the English.
09:01 AM - Feb 10, 2024
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Coherent Marketing
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In response to Phil Schnyder.
What I don't understand is why Americans call their football, football, when kicking is about 1% of the game? Football as a word is clearly descriptive of soccer.
09:19 AM - Feb 10, 2024
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Phil Schnyder
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In response to Coherent Marketing.
I don't understand either, and to add to the confusion, Rugby is called Rugby Football.
12:10 AM - Feb 12, 2024
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Coherent Marketing
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In response to Phil Schnyder.
Nobody I know who follows or plays rugby typically adds that - they're more interested in whether its Union or League.
06:42 AM - Feb 12, 2024
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Phil Schnyder
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Yup... Rugby Union, Rugby League, or Rugby Sevens ... still it was always odd my club was MRFC (Munich Rugby Football Club).
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05:43 PM - Feb 12, 2024
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Harry The King
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In response to Phil Schnyder.
Answered your own question. The Britis called it soccer to tell the difference between that and rugby.
07:24 PM - Feb 13, 2024
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Coherent Marketing
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In response to Phil Schnyder.
Interesting. Did it have the same name in German?
10:03 PM - Feb 12, 2024
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