But why do the Americans call soccer, well soccer, & the Brits call soccer, well football & the Americans play football w/ their hands while the Brits/others play soccer w/ their feet & call it that? Mr. BZ-even if the Brits did invent soccer
On Jun 11, 2010, at 2:50 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > Real football is a sport where players use their feet, mostly, to > play the ball. > > American football is a sport where the players use their hands, > mostly, to play the ball. > > Sorry if its confusing. > > :) > > alistair > > > > > On 11-Jun-10, at 1:34 PM, Tom Buese wrote: > > On Jun 11, 2010, at 1:59 PM, David Beierl wrote: > >> Dear Volks, >> >> Having been reminded that this is one of the most important events in >> the known universe (everywhere except the US), in deference to our >> world membership I'm rescinding the restriction on Fryedaye mention >> of the Cup. > > Which reminds moi of the sighting of a sinister SA vanagon in > "Invictus", a film about Nelson Mandela & the SA Rugby Football team > in their version of the World Cup. > > > Mr. BZ-soccer, rugby, American Football, just what is football > anyway? > > >> >> Enjoy, >> David > |
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