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[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Invents the word Soccer, calls americans dumb for using it.

(TBF it's dumb, especially since you call hand egg football, sry americans)

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

apparently its short for association football

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

The term football used to apply to any ball sport played on foot (as apposed to on horseback). The idea that it could only belong to soccer is actually quite arrogant.

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

i think assball sounds funnier

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Third World Ball Chace.