I thought it was invented by the French for use in Vietnam, to clear
minefields.

On Jun 11, 2010 5:09 PM, "Tom Buese" <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:

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 t...