Talk:History of American football

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Soccer is un-American and we shouldn't be listing it here. Although perhaps we could instead show the US Women's Soccer Team, who won the World Cup a few years ago? GodisGreat 14:53, 21 March 2007 (PST).

This should be more about American football. DanH 13:40, 30 April 2007 (EDT)

Rename to American Football

This article should be called American Football or even Football (America). Hannibal ad portas 06:18, 13 May 2007 (EDT)

I moved the article to History of American football. --Ed Poor 06:32, 13 May 2007 (EDT)

Rugby?

Just curious, is rugby considered a form of football? I thought 'football' refers only to what in America is called 'soccer' and to 'american football'. Leopeo 06:38, 13 May 2007 (EDT)

The term "football" applies to a number of sports.
  • In American English, it never means soccer.
  • In English as spoken abroad, it nearly always means soccer.
Rubgy is also a kind of football game, and it is closer to American football than it is to soccer. In both games, there is a sort of touchdown and a field goal.
It might help US-UK relations (among us contributors anyway ;-) if we compared rugby to American football. --Ed Poor 07:26, 13 May 2007 (EDT)
Is rugby comparable to American football? American footballers wear body armor and helmets, rugby players don't. The rules are completely different too. The similarities are superficial. Auld Nick 07:31, 13 May 2007 (EDT)