Are those outside of the US bothered that we Americans say Soccer to ref to Football?

I am American, but was born in the UK, and grew up loving both Association Football, and American Football.... I often wonder what the rest of the world thinks about us referring to our game as Football, and not distinguishing it as American Football, the way that Rugby and Aussie Rules fans do..... If you are anywhere outside of the US/Canada and you say Football, everyone will assume you are referring to Association Football. In the U.S. of course we are backwards. We refer to Association Football as Soccer, but I doubt many of us even realize that the word "Soccer" is derived from "Association." As a fan of both games, I am often embarrassed by our ignorance...|||I like both games, I just don't understand why you insist on calling it Football when the idea of the game is to throw or run the ball into the end zone. Lets face it the only time you really use your feet is when you fail to score a touchdown (apart from the extra point!) At least in our game the idea is to use your feet! My main beef with the Americans that answer questions on here is the fact that they are so ignorant/arrogant that they expect us to bow down and change what we call our game...even though association football was invented first!|||Yeah, it drives me nuts.





I talk about how I loved how good-looking footballers were, and not friend would comment how she didn't like how big and bulky they were. I understand they don't call it football because it would confuse it with American Football, but why is American Football even called Football? It has little do with the foot.





The lack of u's also confuses me.|||its not really bothering, its just confusing. Just know when and where you can say football refering to American football or soccer.!!|||Yeah its just wrong. Football is the most popular sport in the world but still the americans refer to it as a diffrent word. Its arrogance and ignorant|||Shanahan, excuse me, but arrogance lies in presuming to tell another culture to change their traditions to suit your own. Ignorance lies in the fact that it was an Englishman who coined the word "soccer," in the first place.





The word "soccer" originated as an "Oxford '-er'" slang abbreviation of "association", and was popularised by a prominent English footballer, Charles Wreford-Brown.|||I personally find it a bit annoying


the word 'soccer' sounds gay





The game is football because you use your 'foot'





you dont do a lot of that in American 'football' (apart from the kicker).





Its like me refering to American football as 'gridiron'.





"hey did you see the gridiron game the other day...."


youd find that equally as dumb|||i really don't mind except when they get confusing but other than that people could call there sport whatever they want and i really dont care if soccer is foot ball or football is called handball


the thing i love is the sport itslef and i don't mind the name, its like if you love your mom unconditionall even if her name was vagina or something like that.|||Everyone's free to call it what they want.|||i think is dumb that Americans call it soccer and Americans football u don't use yoUr foot. i heard that if ur in the U.K and u say Soccer they get mad at u or beat u you up.