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Football is the official name for soccer. Soccer comes from the Football asssociation. Only in the USA and Canada do they say soccer.
The global name for football is of course football. The global name for American football is gridiron. Gridiron is a code of Rugby or handball and not football.
Football is a sport where players control the ball with their feet and only football does this.
Football has more participants in North America and gridiron has more spectators. Mainly because Americans prefer football but struggle with the technicalities and so they do better at gridiron which is a more basic sport.
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Which country's soccer called soccer instead of football?
in north america
What was soccer called?
In any where outside North America soccer is called football
What sport in America has the most fans?
If you mean America as in North and South America, then the sport would be soccer. If you mean America as in North America, then the sport would still be soccer. If you mean America as in the United States of America, then football (American Football) would be the answer.
What sport is more profitable worldwide?
Football. (Soccer as it is known in North America)
What is the game Footy?
English/European/world football, in North America it is known as soccer.
Why is football called soccer?
North America is the only place in the world that refers to soccer as "soccer". In other countries it is called football or futball because it involves a foot kicking a ball.
What does football mean Internationally?
soccer... more commonly spelled futbol. Internationally, the game of American football is known as 'gridiron'. The vast majority of the world calls soccer football. Only in North America is football called soccer and gridiron called football.
What does internationally mean?
soccer... more commonly spelled futbol. Internationally, the game of American football is known as 'gridiron'. The vast majority of the world calls soccer football. Only in North America is football called soccer and gridiron called football.
Is soccer a sport in North America?
Yes we do play soccer in America.
What did you call soccer when it first arrived in the us?
Most likely football, the name in pretty much everywhere other than North America. Soccer is only used to distinguish the game from American Football, what people think of when you say football in NA.
What non-league football competitions are there?
Some non-league football competitions will depend on which league and form of football one is referring to. In European football (soccer in North America) there are tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup.
What are the top five sports played in America?
Answering this question adequately firstly depends on one's definition of "North America". Strictly, North America includes Canada, Mexico and a number of other MAD soccer nations. Mexico, alone, has a population of about 110 Million people. The great bulk of those people are soccer fanatics - that's a population about half of USA, most of which is keen on soccer. To the north of USA, Canadians (nearly 35 million people) are keenest on their version of ice hockey in winter and football (gridiron) in summer. The most popular sports in USA America: #1 Soccer #2 Baseball #3 Football #4 Basketball #5 Golf
