Why does American football is named “football” and football is named “soccer” in America ?

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Why does American football is named “football” and football is named “soccer” in America ?

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Just as a very important aside. The “foot” in football from the original game, not the american one, was not about realted to ‘feet’ or kicking. The “foot” was that it was played on foot vs being played on a horse, like polo.

Football, was a ball game played on foot, not a game played with your feet. That makes sense now to think that there became a lot of different variations of games called “football” each with their own history.