I remember it well, Grandpa. We can always hope for a Miracle on the Pitch!
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That makes two of us.I've never understood why american Fottball is called that since it isn't played, mainly, with the feet.
That's what I'm hoping for.I remember it well, Grandpa. We can always hope for a Miracle on the Pitch!
Thursday. Not sure what time it will be to you, but it will be 5 p.m. in Ireland. The USA has a good chance of getting through to the next round if they can keep Germany to a draw. You may laugh, but no ne expected them to hold Portugal to a draw. I caught the beginning of the match and they were playing The Star Spangled Banner. It brought a tear to my eyes as I haven't heard it played a sporting game in a long time.When does America play again?
Watch as many games as i can. Stephen King might like baseball but i go for soccer everytime. In Europe we call it Football. I've never understood why american Fottball is called that since it isn't played, mainly, with the feet. But it is always nice to see teams full of fighting spirit score against relatively big nations like Portugal.
I think I read somewhere that both USA and Germany will advance no matter who wins, so how about they play a 90 minute game of hackey-sack?Thursday. Not sure what time it will be to you, but it will be 5 p.m. in Ireland. The USA has a good chance of getting through to the next round if they can keep Germany to a draw. You may laugh, but no ne expected them to hold Portugal to a draw. I caught the beginning of the match and they were playing The Star Spangled Banner. It brought a tear to my eyes as I haven't heard it played a sporting game in a long time.
Certainly fits with the america i have experienced. Traditional even when it comes to names that the original namers doesn't use anymore. Thanks for the etymology. didn't know that.Back in 1860's, when American football was developed, the rules of the game were much different. There was a lot more kicking of the ball involved. There were no forward passes, and every punt was a live ball so teams often kicked the ball to advance it. Also, scoring was done mainly by the drop kick, not running the ball into the endzone (you could still do this but it was much easier to just kick the ball). The game evolved, but the name "football" stuck.
Around this same time, the sport that the rest of the world now calls football was actually called soccer (which is originally a British word for the sport) by most people in the Engligh speaking world, which was short for "association football". British slang at the time liked to shorten names of everything, and they liked to add "er" to the end of words... which is why they called Rugby "rugger". Anyway, they shortened the name "association football" to "Assocer" and then eventually just "soccer". The fist documented case of the sport the rest of the world calls "football" being called "football" was in 1881, which is about 12 years after the first documented case of the sport America calls football being called football.
Now you don't have to wonder why we call football football and soccer soccer.
Certainly fits with the america i have experienced. Traditional even when it comes to names that the original namers doesn't use anymore. Thanks for the etymology. didn't know that.
Makes sense. A nice way to honor the british roots too.I think it's less about being traditional, and just not wanting to cause confusion by having two sports named the same thing, so we just stuck with soccer.
Yeah. The funny thing is though they tend to get so upset and angry that we call it soccer, when it's them that originated the word.Makes sense. A nice way to honor the british roots too.
...look at some of the photos, and focus in on the facial expressions of the guys in the background.....priceless....That was hilarious! Almost spilled my beer I was laughing so hard.
The guy who did the biting, did you see him fall to ground like he was shot?
What a dive............
Yes they will advance, but you need points to go higher in the group standings. So hacky-sack may work. Try telling Germany that.I think I read somewhere that both USA and Germany will advance no matter who wins, so how about they play a 90 minute game of hackey-sack?
We were our usual shower of rubbish. Why our nation gets so stirred up about the World Cup I've no idea. We are a uninspired joke.