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.
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> American football is a sport where the players use their hands,
> mostly, to play the ball.
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> Sorry if its confusing.
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> :)
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> alistair
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> On 11-Jun-10, at 1:34 PM, Tom Buese wrote:
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> On Jun 11, 2010, at 1:59 PM, David Beierl wrote:
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>> 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?
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>> Enjoy,
>> David
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