football not soccer

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by storm
Why do americans insist on calling american football "football" ?

Ummm, well, b/c if we referred to it as anything other than "football" today, it would confuse the shit out of most Americans.

Does anyone know how this sport came to be called this ?

The name "football" apparently came around the late 19th century, after rugby made its way to the States.

ps Loved your superbowl, kept me awake until 3:30am over here in London.

It was a good game...probably in the top 10 Super Bowls of all time.