And just for the record... I am ignorant of the history of the term, but I do know that Brits (as well as Irish) call it football now. And the word echoes in German "Fußball", Serbian "Fudbal" and Spanish "Futbol", which all refer to the same sport, the one that Americans and Canadians call... ugh... "Soccer"... [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, June 07, 2009 5:02:30 PM)
