Because they hate America.
Patrick nix
soccer/football not american fooball
The Rock
The gridiron.
football* american* and yes if you are talking about the <> shaped ball than yes it is, but other countries call soccer "futbol"
Did you mean American states, or Australian states? Did you mean any sort of football or specifically American, Australian Rules etc?
"football" (masc.)
duckies
Manchester City
England
Raiders
probably not