Now That You Argue About Soccer Being Football

[Adster]

what about the word tackle???

is tackling with feet in soccer actually tackling

[2nd gen noob]

Yes.

[Adster]

so in Rugby League /Union/Gridiron/American Football/AFL

we shouldn't call it a tackle we should call it a arm hug to teh ground

[2nd gen noob]

Originally posted by Adster@13 May 2004 - 07:48
so in Rugby League /Union/Gridiron/American Football/AFL

we shouldn't call it a tackle we should call it a arm hug to teh ground

Soccer isn't the same as any of those you just said.

The same terms can mean different things in different sports. For example, a throw in football usually means a throw-in or a goalie throwing it. Whereas a thro in american football means one of the out field type guys (quarterbacks or whatever) throwing it...

[Adster]

Originally posted by 2nd gen noob+13 May 2004 - 17:52--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (2nd gen noob @ 13 May 2004 - 17:52)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Adster@13 May 2004 - 07:48
so in Rugby League /Union/Gridiron/American Football/AFL

we shouldn&#39;t call it a tackle we should call it a arm hug to teh ground

Soccer isn&#39;t the same as any of those you just said.

The same terms can mean different things in different sports. For example, a throw in football usually means a throw-in or a goalie throwing it. Whereas a thro in american football means one of the out field type guys (quarterbacks or whatever) throwing it... [/b][/quote]
Exactly

and Europeans say football means foot on ball so it is football not soccer

[2nd gen noob]

Originally posted by Adster@13 May 2004 - 07:56
Exactly

and Europeans say football means foot on ball so it is football not soccer

Well, I&#39;d call it football, yeah

[Lamsey]

The funny thing about all these other forms of football is that they allow the use of the arms. Surely they should be called handball


edited to insert grammar

[sArA]

And Soccer makes me think of keeping my toes warm in the winter&#33;&#33;&#33;

[j4y3m]

Originally posted by Adster@13 May 2004 - 07:48
so in Rugby League /Union/Gridiron/American Football/AFL

we shouldn&#39;t call it a tackle we should call it a arm hug to teh ground

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tackle

[hobbes]

Originally posted by Lamsey@13 May 2004 - 11:31
The funny thing about all these other forms of football is that they allow the use of the arms. Surely they should be called handball


edited to insert grammar

Does the foot actually ever touch the ball in soccer?

No, the shoe does.

Socker was close as it is closer to the ball than the foot, but perhaps "shoeball" is better.

I think we should strive to name each sport as a literal description of the game. Golf should be called, "whack ball with firm rod".

A regressed 4th gen noob:

For example, a throw in football usually means a throw-in or a goalie throwing it. Whereas a thro in american football means one of the out field type guys (quarterbacks or whatever) throwing it...

Out field guys? An outfielder is a baseball position. And yes they will throw the ball to the infield.

In American football, the "throw" is called a "pass".

At a bar, "throwing a pass" means flirting with a woman.



directly staring at the boobs is probably a bit forward.