Football vs Soccer

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    'Soccer' comes from the term 'association football', apparently.

    That said, if I recall correctly, the original name for American football was 'gridiron', which makes infinitely more sense than football. It should actually be called 'rugby for babies'.

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    • And more manly. "Why me? I play gridiron. What do you play? Football?"TheBlueOne
    • "American football" is more hard-hitting than rugby is.juhls
    • Have you ever watched Aussie Rules? I think you'll find that pisses on everyone here
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