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Football, Football, or, Football?

American "football"? Rugby

English "football"? Soccer

Australian football? Footy (i chose this one)

are there others?

Update:

yeah, well, rugby's the closest thing i can describe it as....

and they're pretty close...

just a bunch of guys getting smacked.

Update 2:

yeah, well, rugby's the closest thing i can describe it as....

and they're pretty close...

just a bunch of guys getting smacked.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    AFL IS DA BEST! u rok... i h8 rugby - sorry, no offense its just so... unskilled a bunch of guys charging at each other - isnt ma thing... u know? Soccers boring coz the score goals every... like, 20mins if ur lucky! Some goals are nil-nil draws! Ugh... frustrating!

    NO OFFENSE ANY/EVERY ONE! AFL, is my fav sport (part from netball) but i'm australian, so yeah...)

  • 1 decade ago

    Firstly I get what you mean and not that I can think of, although there is an old japanise game which is a lot like keepyups and is thought to be a possible origin of football.

    There are many derivatives of the game of "soccer" (it's the real football), especially in places like Brazil were empasis is put on skill and trickery, so a smaller, less boyant ball is used on a smaller pitch to increase quickness of feet and mind. Other than this 5 a side and 7 a side games exist, as well as many training ground derivatives, like heads and volleys, keepyups and 1 touch football.

  • 5 years ago

    1. you dont know how to copy and paste because there is a typo on the 4th to last football. 2. you are bored and have nothing better to do. 3. football is the first thing that popped into your head when you decided to be an annoying ignoramus.

  • 1Up
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    American football is NOT rugby!

    Mushroom wonders how you can call American football Rugby!!! The rules are totally different.

    English football of course. Man. United!!!!

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  • Janet
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    American "football (Rugby)

  • 1 decade ago

    American =]

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Football = Soccer.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Australian football

    Last game I went to was the last game before finals, Richmond Tigers vs. Melbourne Demons.

    And Tigers won by 80 or so points, it was great :D

  • 1 decade ago

    american is called football as well as in canada and in both countries soccer is called soccer. in australia football is called rugby

  • 1 decade ago

    Footy sounds nicer, Rugby sounds almost like my name uggg!!

    Soccer reminds me of food, I don't know why???

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