Why can't americans accept that Football is a game played by the rest of the world?

Football was invented and played before "American football" existed. It involves the foot coming into contact with the ball as opposed to picking it up and carrying it. It is called football by the rest of the world, not soccer. Surely your game should be renamed handball as that is a more acurate decription.

Why can't americans accept that Football is a game played by the rest of the world?nba mock draft

Yes but Soccer was in fact invented as a name in the UK even though we call the game football.

The English still called it a game of "football" because the ball was played primarily with the feet but in the late 18th Century, the word, "soccer", was first used by a student of Oxford University by the name of Charles Wreford Brown. The students at Oxford were known for using slang where they added "er" to the end of words that they intentionally shortened. The game of Rugby was called "rugger". Brown shortened the word "association" and added "er" and the term "soccer" was born.

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Origin-of-...

Why can't americans accept that Football is a game played by the rest of the world?nba scores ,nba teams

I am American and I totally agree with you. I can't stand American sports fanatics and it makes me want to cry that there is no place for me to go and watch a good match. I am trying very hard to make sure I use the words right so at least know that there is someone over here trying.
Their world super bowl tornament is only played in america, so it isen't the 'world'.
Football is the greatest sport on earth. I will never conform by calling it 'soccer' or the ball as a 'soccerball'
Because American can be pretty lame sometimes. I hated my co-workers this summer who didn't understand how into the World Cup I was. I love football and American football.
Fortunately, I am one of those americans who have accepted it. I love FOOTBALL!

GO LFC!
because americans are dumb@rses and they can't accept that England is better in every good way to america (every good way anyway)

same as the american billion is bigger than the British billion
It's because as with any custom and culture, Americans have their own way of doing things. Football in the rest of the world is known as soccer and not played the same way as it's USA and Canada cousins, so perhaps Football in U.S.A. was adopted as a name because it's a game that is played differently that most of the world plays it.. It's quite dull actually and no where near as interesing as Rugby or Soccer in my opinion. In addition most of the world uses the metric system for measurements and weight and the U.S.A. uses inches, yards and pounds to weigh and measure things; whatever the hell it's called.
SOCCER is a mane invented by the Americans. They play a game they call FOOTBALL which is actually a HANDBALL game !!! Its an Americanised name to detach their woofy game from the REAL game of Football. I dont know and European Football club that has Soccer in its name ? .... do you ? Mam U Soccer CLUB ?........ Celtic Soccer Club ? ...... Cfuking Yanks !!!!!!1 P.S the Irish call it soccer too because they have Gealic Football which is played by HAND too ?
Well, "WHAT IS IN A NAME AFTER ALL A ROSE IS A ROSE".
because american are iggnornate arrrogant and think there the best, wait a min is that americans of thierry henry, any way footballs, football and american footballs rugby with pads, what a bunch of pansys, *******.
Let's make a deal: People in the USA get to decide what to call it in the USA.
Don't know much about American Football do you? See punters %26amp; kickers for further information :-)
(tut) bloody yanks!! we should send some of our rugby players over and show 'em how its done. the big softeys! they might have more weapons than us but they've got no balls!
As most Americans think the 'rest of the world' is Mexico and Canada then there aint much hope. After all, look at all the nations who compete in the 'World' series of baseball. Hardly a global sporting phenomenon but they seem to portray it that way anyway, with the winning team deemed to be world champions.
And we park on driveways and drive on parkways.
i say your helmet is on to tight.
100% agree with you.
Because the Americans don't know what " The Rest of the World" means