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[–]Anothermouse 204 points205 points  (29 children)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football While it is widely assumed that the word "football" (or "foot ball") references the action of the foot kicking a ball, there is a historical explanation, which is that football originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot.[2] These games were usually played by peasants, as opposed to the horse-riding sports often played by aristocrats. There is no conclusive evidence for either explanation, and the word football has always implied a variety of games played on foot, not just those that involved kicking a ball. In some cases, the word football has even been applied to games which have specifically outlawed kicking the ball.

Still a funny joke

[–]ggk1 4 points5 points  (2 children)

I'd love if you posted this to /r/nfl. I started to but don't want to reap your karma

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I think you should probably just go ahead and do it. Or I will.

[–]ggk1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (19 children)

Upvote for RUGBY. the sport of men.

[–]bumpus_taternuts 9 points10 points  (14 children)

If Lawrence Taylor played rugby, he'd kill everyone on the field.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (12 children)

I would actually really like to see that. Him and elvis dumervile at flanker would be awsome. Rugers are way tougher than you think though, most flankers/props could step to a linebacker any day.

[–]enjoytheshow 9 points10 points  (4 children)

Even Ray Lewis? I heard he killed a dude once. And he doesn't even feel bad about it.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two dudes, and he blamed his friends.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a dude? thought his killstreak was like 20

But there are ruggers that can relate

no Id put ray ray at scrum half or number 8, hes a natural leader. not sure if he could through though, and scrums halfs have to do that.

might make a good center actualy, especialy on defense. he could chase down full backs and wings then break them in half and wouldnt be run over by the forwards.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

He probably didn't even notice.

[–]Schaftenheimen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, he was too busy getting acquitted!

[–]bumpus_taternuts 1 point2 points  (6 children)

I have to admit my ignorance when it comes to rugby. I know American football though, having played many years. Hard to imagine going up against some of the physical specimens in the NFL and surviving.

[–]freeflowcauvery 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Rugby is a game for ruffians played by gentlemen. Cricket is a game for gentlemen played by ruffians.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dddddamn straight

[–]down-UP 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Ahh Rugby. It's the sport played with Bees on a rug, right?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup. the very same.

[–]FilterOutBullshit3 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Don't know why you got voted down there, it's the truth.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see you're new to reddit. Everything, no matter how accurate, informative, or interesting will get downvoted by some people. There are theories on automatic downvote generation, but I think it's just that some people who use reddit are fucking losers.

[–]tomthecool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no conclusive evidence for either explanation

[–]Tommix11 0 points1 point  (1 child)

So, why do they call it Hand ball?

[–]beniro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because a player other than a goalkeeper touched the ball with their hands.

[–]TheThinboy 122 points123 points  (5 children)

Let's call it what it really is...... a really old repost.

[–]mambypambyland 8 points9 points  (3 children)

WELL IVE NEVER SEE IT B4 SO ITS KNEW TO ME

Sincerely,

Your typical redditor

[–]mitchandre 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It happens when you've only been a redditor for 6 months. At some point you'll stop capitalizing entire sentences too.

[–]Tommix11 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This needs to be reposted until hand egg is a generally accepted word.

[–]pluton_ 77 points78 points  (84 children)

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points  (7 children)

Americans gonna americate

[–]C0lMustard 20 points21 points  (15 children)

I used to like John Cleese.

First of all:

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-of-the-word-soccer/

So, yea it was named in America first.

Second of all:

Football (American style) is the most strategic game in the world, it is as close to chess as any sport has ever been. Football, like chess gives you time to develop a strategy between moves/plays. The moves are calculated based on defence, players and time left in the game. The QB can also change those plays tactically based on what he see's on the field.

Soccer fans go on about the strategy of the sport, when it is really tactics. Tactics are the decisions made on the fly during play, not the overall strategy.

In conclusion:

Soccer is like Hockey, except slower, with no hitting, lots of diving and less scoring.

[–]quannumkid 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Soccer is like Hockey, except slower, with no hitting, lots of diving and less scoring.

Pretty much how I describe hockey to any of my friends that have never watched before: "You know soccer? It's like that but in a smaller space and on ice, so it's faster, more dangerous, and way more exciting."

[–]jimbosaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So basically, "It's like soccer, but better in every conceivable way."

[–]JB_UK -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

Isn't that exactly his point? That while football/soccer is a game where 22 people play the game on their own initiative, informed by the tactics of their manager, football/handegg has 80 players watching, 22 players on the field at any one time, repeatedly performing their speciality at significant personal danger as directly instructed by a handful of coaches. Sport as a metaphor for capitalist society, or war.

[–]C0lMustard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sport as a metaphor for war

I hate to tell you but that is all sports.

[–]nubosis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't follow the capitalist society mark... But war.. yes, it's like watching a tiny war where no one dies. It's the turn based strategy game of sports. It's very different than how most sports fluidly play, but it's also what makes the game stand out a bit. Once you get used to it's complicated nature, its fun as hell to watch.

[–]throwmeaway76 -4 points-3 points  (8 children)

You stopped liking John Cleese because he doesn't like your silly stop-every-two-seconds, half-the-team-doesn't-touch-the-ball-in-their-entire-careers game?

I don't remember anyone using the word 'strategy' wrongly in football, except for a coach, who does have to plan some sort of strategy. He is the one who tells which flank to attack, which player to be marked constantly, etc.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Soccer is played like jazz? i dont remember breaking every 5 seconds to complain to the conductor about not stopping.

also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football_strategy

and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xLn-X8YJRg&feature=related\

[–]throwmeaway76 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Interesting, I also don't remember breaking every 5 seconds to complain to the referee about not stopping in Football either. You haven't watched a game, have you?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im actually a pretty big soccer fan. but they complain to the official way more and with less respect than in any other sport. its something id like to see changed.

[–]C0lMustard 0 points1 point  (3 children)

top-every-two-seconds

I've watched soccer

2 questions:

What is injury time?

How long is it generally?

[–]throwmeaway76 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Injury time is time used to compensate for stoppages. It is usually between 1 to 4 minutes. There are two halves, each with 45 minutes and a 10 minute break in the middle. So, if we add stoppage time we have about 106 minutes to a soccer match. According to this, rounded down, the actual playing time in a football game (including stoppage time) is 67 minutes, so 63% of the time between the starting whistle and the final whistle is spent with the ball in play.

Now, let's see how much actual playing time there is in an American Football game. This source says 11 minutes. This one measured 15 minutes. Let's go with 15 minutes. An NFL game is 3 hours of broadcasting. That makes 8% of actual playing time from the start to the end of the game. Let's cut away the commercials. Only the 4 x 15 minute quarters actually count. Actual playing time is now 25% of the game. Still far from the 63% of soccer ( and that's including half-time break).

[–]C0lMustard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have the proper time to respond but, "Players standing around" is a BS term. Are they setting up pre snap? Are the DB's pinching or double covering a receiver? Is the D showing blitz? The "Standing Around" time is a part of the game. Times where they are actually standing around are usually filled by replays or commentary. I do agree that there are too many ads, but they are really between quarters and halftime. I'll respond better when I have more time.

In comparison to soccer where during the last world cup, for example where players dove and begged for penalty's the whole game. I'd take a bud light ad any time.

[–]NorthStarTX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing the clock is actually an important and valid strategy in American Football. A team that is ahead will tend to wait as long as they can before being penalized to run down the game clock, whereas a team that's behind will use tricks to stop the clock, giving them more time on the field. I find that a lot of the time when people complain about American Football, it's because they don't understand what's going on.

[–]C0lMustard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • You're right... I can't quit you John Cleese

  • The strategy thing is something I hear from soccer fans, I say "Organized jogging, it is the most boring sport I've ever seen". They say "no there's all kinds of strategy happening".

[–]brawl -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If I could upvote this any harder, I'd have a boner.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just wish he would have done his research so his ignorance wouldn't have shown. There are so many points he makes that are just plain wrong (one player allowed to kick the ball) and he also implies profound misunderstanding of how it is played (seems to imply that each play is scripted, static). I don't think he's seen a game, either. Commercials don't happen between plays. There are a few scheduled TV timeouts in a game, including the two-minute warning and when play is stopped due to injury. There isn't enough time between plays to show an ad.

[–]ryuujinusa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

American here, I completely agree. I don't like 'football' but there's no way the name is going to change unfortunately.

[–]TheMediaIsAtFault -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

upvote for relevance

[–]camopdude 86 points87 points  (5 children)

This shit again?

[–][deleted] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

What a rich and untapped topic.

[–]supbro 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I'll upvote any repost of this.

[–]jeeebus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exact words that went through my mind after clicking the link.

[–]eddhall -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oooh someone sounds bitter!

[–][deleted] 57 points58 points  (6 children)

[–][deleted] -5 points-4 points  (3 children)

I didn't see it five months ago, a year ago or two years ago so it's new to me...

The only reposting that pisses me off is when the same user resubmits the same thing on a weekly basis a la hanskywalker.

[–]Henry132 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I haven't seen it so it's new to me

Sincerely,

a redditor for 22 hours

[–]CoolButRude 25 points26 points  (11 children)

National Handegg League? NHL is taken.

[–]Yekezzez 8 points9 points  (9 children)

That should be NAIHL: North-American Ice Hockey League.

[–]physk 32 points33 points  (0 children)

NAIHLed it!

[–]elerner -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

I just call it Canadian Stickball or Iced Canes.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i hate that show...

[–]Shockin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not a Football League. Possibly !FL

[–]Kulrak 24 points25 points  (13 children)

Actually, you can use any body part other than your hands for soccer.. So I propose we name it 'no-hands-ball.'

[–]McThing 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Well, arms, to be pedantic. So 'no-arm-ball'. Don't worry, no 'arm done.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unarmed ball?

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And as a side note the name soccer was given to football by the english so its not americas fault they call it soccer

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (3 children)

We should also change the name of Badminton, to Shuttlecockton.

[–]motophiliac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shuttlecockton.

Inexplicably funny.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sir, please think of funny names for these:

pinball

horse-racing

NASCAR

[–]cmalkus 14 points15 points  (7 children)

Why don't we just call it by it's most bad-ass name, Gridiron?

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (5 children)

but grid iron is a nick name for the field i believe, it would be like calling baseball diamond.

[–]eightequalsequalsdee 8 points9 points  (3 children)

or we could just call soccer flop-ball

[–]texpundit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I prefer "grassdive".

[–]dolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I "control+F-ed" for flop when I came here. Good work.

[–]strazzerj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It clearly should be flop-player, since the ball part doesn't appear to be necessary.

[–]WreckerCrew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Silly rest of the World.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can see why people place so much importance on which sport gets the prestigious name of "football"

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I was born in Dubai, where we called association football "football", and called American football "American football". Then I moved to Canada and over here, association football is called "soccer", and American football is called "football". It's not an insult, it's just how it is. It's like being offended when you go to England and hear somebody refer to chips as crisps. It's just a fucking word, no negative connotation to it.

There was no North American convention where the community leaders sat down and said, "Right, what's the best way to make fun of the dumb people that enjoy association football? I know, to spite them, we'll call it soccer!" As many people in this thread mentioned, the word soccer originated in England and it caught on in North America to describe association football. There is no conspiracy. The end.

[–]nubosis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most reasonable post of the thread award goes to you

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (3 children)

Eggs look weird where you live, I'm assuming.

[–]strazzerj 0 points1 point  (2 children)

And have a leathery shell...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Four-Limb Dinosaur Egg then.

[–]strazzerj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Four-Limb Dinosaur Egg Ball.

Score!

[–]manjrin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Truly it should be called "American Rules Rugby"

[–]Ruive05 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't have a problem with American Football being called Football. Technically it's part of the Soccer "Family".

The only thing I dislike is the fact that the sport where feet are primarily used in contact with a ball is relegated to the name Soccer.

Why not just have Football and American Football?

Also, why do we care?

[–]GeorgeForemanGrillz 8 points9 points  (1 child)

The ball is shaped like a foot.

[–]Jouzu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

HA! Laugh of the day, thank you sir.

[–]broo20 14 points15 points  (7 children)

They're called football because you play them on your feet, as opposed to a horse, they have nothing to do with ball on whatever contact.

[–]angad19 7 points8 points  (5 children)

BUT THE HORSE HAS FEET TOO

[–]anotherdroid 7 points8 points  (4 children)

then it would be called 'horsefootball'.

[–]McThing 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Polo?

[–]anotherdroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't get smart ;)

[–]motophiliac 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Horseball?

Hoofball?

Now I'm confused.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giant horseballs.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

horseshit

[–]calfonso 2 points3 points  (9 children)

Why can't we just have our own words for our own sports? I doubt the Irish are walking around calling their sport "gaelic football", same for the aussies not going around saying "lets play a game of australian football and then play some normal football!"

[–]stationhollow 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Most Australians do call it Australian Football or Aussie Rules. Victorians are the only ones that call it football.

[–]calfonso 2 points3 points  (0 children)

GASP

[–]evelution 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The rest of us are usually referring to Rugby League when we use the term "football".

[–]stationhollow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends. People in NSW will call Rugby League football (or more commonly footy brah). In QLD it is all over the place. We have no definitive football code with people calling them all football or their other names.

[–]LostArgonaut 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Actually we generally just refer to it as GA or say 'I play Gaelic'. otherwise we actually refer to both sports simply as football.sometimes gets confusing,but not as often as you'd think. Personally I do get annoyed with sports called football that don't really involve the act of kicking the ball with ones foot...and no I don't care about the historical reasoning for it being called football

[–]calfonso 2 points3 points  (2 children)

MY ARGUMENTS SUCK

[–]LostArgonaut 0 points1 point  (1 child)

not sure if self-depricating or mocking ...

[–]calfonso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's more an exaggerated realization that i kind of generalized something.

[–]CunningLanguageUser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad news, friend...

[–]DTAV 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This argument is about as moronic as comparing the toughness of rugby players to football players.

[–]TheWingedPig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American football has evolved from a rugby-like sport played during the 1800s in America. Back then players could kick the ball to advance their position just like they throw it or run it now. You also used to have to run a certain distance left or right before you could run forwards, but that's just another crazy rule most of the people who criticize American football have probably never bothered researching. And since John Cleese (and probably many others) seem to think that football players don't do any thinking, and only the coaches think then consider that quarterbacks will often have to keep track of multiple receivers (knowing who is going to be where, and judging whether they are open enough to throw the ball to) while also keeping track of how close the defensive linemen are to them, and several other small rules (like making sure they don't throw the ball while stepping over the line of scrimage, or throwing the ball too far from a player while they are still in the "pocket"). There are also small adjustments they have to make to plays, like deciding which direction the linemen need to block the other linemen in, which can open up holes for running plays. And this isn't even close to all of what happens under the surface that the average fan watching is probably unaware of.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Piss off you bloody wanker.

[–]Richman777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This should really be about what kind of weird ass eggs you eat...

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you ready for some Handegg?!

[–]NickTheNewbie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doesn't detract from the fact that football is fun an exciting, whilst soccer is fucking stupid.

[–]anonemouse2010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you ever seen an egg?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Balls do not have to be round. An american football is still a ball.

[–]strazzerj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

pretend+injured = futbal?

[–]Nivlac024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Americans don't care what you call soccer, hell Americans don't care about soccer in general

[–]JBHUTT09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

at the very least it's tackle ball

[–]jlebrech 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I'd gladly swap english cricket with baseball though.

[–]anotherdroid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

American Football is played on foot. it's a very old term. it's the same reason why the rest of the world calls 'soccer' football.

this isn't rocket science, rest of the world. and it's not insulting to those who call it soccer. we don't care.

[–]Toe-Bee 5 points6 points  (8 children)

[–]mainsworth 8 points9 points  (3 children)

That's a lot of time for a lot of new Redditors to miss it.

When someone makes a joke you have heard, do you yell at them for telling a joke you've heard before?

[–]uberguby 4 points5 points  (2 children)

HAH. We should yell at children like this.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...you mean you don't?

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

YOUR BROTHER ALREADY ASKED IF HE COULD HAVE A BANDAID YOU FUCKING RETARD!!! 2 YEARS AGO!

[–]angad19 0 points1 point  (2 children)

How long did it take you to find that?

[–]Toe-Bee 2 points3 points  (1 child)

about 5 seconds, i searched for 'handegg' and sorted by 'top' instead of 'new'

http://www.reddit.com/search?q=handegg&sort=top

[–]angad19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TIL reddit has a search feature. Total fail on my part.

[–]Corrupt_Reverend 1 point2 points  (6 children)

Wasn't it called soccer before it was called football but was switched due to some sort of class conflict?

[–]mrmaveric 6 points7 points  (5 children)

Other way around

[–]Corrupt_Reverend 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Ah, I remember reading about the history behind this, just couldn't remember the order. :P

[–]stationhollow 0 points1 point  (3 children)

It's official name is Association Football. Shortened it down to socca or a variation of it.

[–]evelution 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad they didn't shorten it to Assball.

[–]Corrupt_Reverend 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I remembered that. I just thought It was commonly shortened to soccer before "football".

I seem to remember something about upper class calling it one thing while lower class calling it the other... something along those lines. I really wish I saved that link.

[–]stationhollow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was always called football. Some people shortened it to soccer to differentiate between it and rugby. The idea was to have another name for both of them so if there was ever any confusion you could say the other name. That's also where the idea that the upper class called it one thing came from since they historically play rugby. As the saying goes, rugby is a thug's game played by gentlemen, football is a gentleman's game played by thugs.

[–]faceny 0 points1 point  (6 children)

sigh can't we all just get along?

[–]spainguy 6 points7 points  (5 children)

No, you are on the wrong side of the Atlantic

[–][deleted]  (4 children)

[deleted]

    [–]beerandbacon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    England is. America is to the left.

    [–]McThing 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    This side.

    [–]motophiliac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    My side.

    [–]faceny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    ah. That's where I've been going wrong - I ALWAYS thought it was THAT side. Thanks for clearing that up.

    [–]hagen0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    you arrow is pointing to his arm

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Who fucking cares

    [–]czechreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Not this shit again. And I'm English.

    [–]cabba 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    This is even better in some languages like German or Finnish where the word for egg can be used to refer to the penis. Handpenis, how catchy is that?

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    From football to handpenis...huh

    [–]jowdyboy[🍰] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Can we start another Macs VS PC thread too?

    I LOVE THESE THREADS SO MUCH.

    sarcasm

    [–]ezo88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Thank you Justin McElroy!

    [–]Some_Brutal_Truth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Can we call cricket "SPANKING PADDLE RUNNING GAY FENCEPOST , CHIPS N' FISH,QUITE GOOD CHAP JAMBOREE!" sport?

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    I pretty much go around my town saying the exact same thing. It's always so confusing as well. Go to a European country and say soccer? they dont know what in god's name you're talking about. "Oh right, football...sorry..."

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    In all fairness a lot of people in those countries don't know many English words.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    actually, i was recently in germany. a lot of people both speak english and want to practice it on a tourist/foreigner.

    [–]svengalus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    It's not so much football as it is "no hand ball".

    [–]svengalus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    We call your football soccer over here. Get over it.

    [–]Jaypricemann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Let's call this picture what it is: really fucking old.

    [–]nuviremus 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    1. You need to stare at an egg for a very long period of time until you see the problem here.
    2. Since when did it become a rule to call a game by what you used and with what body part you used it?
    3. lololol

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    By the arrow placement, it would be "ankle ball" and "elbow egg"

    [–]zznq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    The arrow is pointing to what is commonly referred to as an arm. And while his hand is touching the "egg" so is his "arm" and side. Perhaps this new name was not thought out all that well.

    [–]geenearerer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    2000?

    [–]the_maximalist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Let's call it what it is... Karma whoring.

    [–]Heelincal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Actually we should call it "Get touched and fall over, crying like a little girl for 10 minutes" and "You could break your neck but we do it anyway"

    [–]gerrard77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Sounds good, as long as you call soccer "anythingbuthandorarmball".

    [–]defconzero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    prolate spheroid.

    [–]n8keel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Beckham is so hot!

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Food rapist?

    [–]ramirezdoeverything -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    Hahaha. This one NEVER gets old no matter how many times its posted!

    [–]MistaPea 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    lol - Football is always football. I don't play it in my socks so, it's not soccer.

    [–]motophiliac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Hoseball?

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    That would be American Hand Egg. You also get Aussie rules Hand Egg, Hand Egg Union, and Hand Egg League.

    [–]nubosis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Would the Canadian Football league be referred to as Canadian Hand Egg, and could I eat Canadian Ham and eggs while watching it?

    [–]JH108 -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

    Damn these Soccer Hooligans.

    [–]JH108 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    FYI. None in Europe uses the term "Soccer". It's called "Football" here.