Hey, it's me. said:

I prefer to call it Gridiron.

We'd never go for that on this side of the pond. It sounds too English.

;)

Warbler said:

CP3S said:

I've been down that road in these parts, and can say you won't get very far.

Americans love their football and will defend their right to call it football, regardless of the facts that the feet aren't really used much, the "ball" doesn't even match the dictionary definition of ball, and that at the time of naming it another sport already had that name. My theory is that Americans suck at real football so badly, they had to adapt another sport and give it that name, then call the real thing "soccer" and declare it a woman's sport, just to save face in their own sort of way. In America, "football" is the height of testosterone driven sporting, of course, the rest of the world knows what's up and sniggers at this with eyes rolling.

I prefer to call American football "American Padded Rugby". It is like rugby, but for Americans, and with protective equipment to limit booboos.

Again I ask: you sure you're an American?

Sometimes I dream I was born someplace else, and then I wake up feeling depressed...

Kidding. Being born in this country has provided me with a plethora of opportunities I wouldn't as likely have gotten anywhere else. A lot of times when I am in America, I feel very unAmerican; but when I go overseas, it becomes painfully obvious to me, and anyone around me, that I am. Yes, I am very much an American, from my ignorances to my addictions and my habits. And I am proud of my roots, even if I don't bleed red, white, and blue (ironically, the exact same colors as many other nation's flags), and don't unquestioningly embrace everything "American".

In addition, the women's team almost won the women's World Cup, they lost on penalty kicks. A few years before, the women's won the World Cup. I also think they won a the gold medal in the Olympics a couple of times. Lastly, what about the MLS? They are improving, are they not?

I don't recall America ever declaring futbol, a woman's sport.

You've never heard people call soccer a woman's sport? That used to be a big thing when I was in school, boys played gridiron, and girls played soccer. My male friends who played soccer were always given crap by the guys who played football for playing a girl's sport.

And I wasn't dogging on women who play soccer in America, they've embraced the sport and are pretty good at it. Plus, in college, women's soccer was by far the most fun sport on campus to watch.