Does the foot actually ever touch the ball in soccer?Quote:
Originally posted by hobbes+14 May 2004 - 00:42--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (hobbes @ 14 May 2004 - 00:42)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-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 ;)
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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:
Out field guys? An outfielder is a baseball position. And yes they will throw the ball to the infield.Quote:
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...
In American football, the "throw" is called a "pass".
At a bar, "throwing a pass" means flirting with a woman.
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directly staring at the boobs is probably a bit forward. [/b][/quote]
I'd imagine when the game first started it was just played by kids with now shoes or anything on so they name it football and the name stuck. :unsure:
