What a silly sport

[Barnabas]

I would rather watch rugby than american football

[Dinner]

While it is widely believed that the word football, or "foot ball", originated in reference to the action of a foot kicking a ball, this may be a false etymology. An alternative explanation has it that the word originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot. [citation needed] These sports were usually played by peasants, as opposed to the horse-riding sports more often played by aristocrats.

http://www.answers.com/topic/football-word

I had to look it up because the "on foot" origin for the term football dispite the fact that people rarely kick the ball in football is a not to uncommon question in Newspaper sports pages here in the US. It's just one of the little factoids you pick up if you live in the US and pay attention to sports.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Source please.

Don't know if wiki counts, but:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28word%29

While it is widely believed that the word football, or "foot ball", originated in reference to the action of a foot kicking a ball, this may be a false etymology. An alternative explanation has it that the word originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot. [citation needed] These sports were usually played by peasants, as opposed to the horse-riding sports more often played by aristocrats. This explanation is supported by the fact that the word football has always implied a wide variety of games played on foot, not just those that revolved around kicking a ball. In some cases, the word has been applied to games which involved carrying a ball and specifically banned kicking.

Though,

However, there is no conclusive evidence for either theory regarding the origins of the word.

[LordShiva]

American Football

Kazakh Football

I liike!

[joncha]

lol [citation needed] LOL

[Solly]

Imran knows nothing about football, and quotes sports commentators who know even less than he does.

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by joncha
lol [citation needed] LOL

Indeed. By extension the game 'Handball' is so named because the players walk around on their hands, and 'Volleyball' is so named because people walk around on their ... erm...

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Indeed. By extension the game 'Handball' is so named because the players walk around on their hands, and 'Volleyball' is so named because people walk around on their ... erm...

Did you somehow miss the:

However, there is no conclusive evidence for either theory regarding the origins of the word.

Either theory meaning including the one that said it was named that way because they kick the ball. Considering rugby is referred often as football in New Zealand and Aussie Rules is football in Australia, it's quite a good point.

[Solly]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui




Did you somehow miss the:

However, there is no conclusive evidence for either theory regarding the origins of the word.

Either theory meaning including the one that said it was named that way because they kick the ball. Considering rugby is referred often as football in New Zealand and Aussie Rules is football in Australia, it's quite a good point.

I talk of rugby as football sometimes

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Did you somehow miss the:

However, there is no conclusive evidence for either theory regarding the origins of the word.

No, I saw that.

[Heresson]

what are the traditional sports in India?

[joncha]

I don't believe in the cricket invasion theory.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Heresson
what are the traditional sports in India?

Frog hunting

[Solly]

Will LordShiver run?

[Heresson]

to kiss them and tell them You love them? How sweet