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Football is soccer. Unless you are talking about American football which is more like Rugby but the players wear crash helmets and kevlar because they don't want to get hurt. Also they have 100 players per team - e.g. players who come on to take a place kick and then go off again. Very strange. And there is like both 11 men on the feild.
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Soccer vs football?
It depends on what you mean by soccer vs football. If you are referring to the beautiful game. Most countries and territories call it football or something similar to the name. However, some countries say soccer(Association Football) because they have other sports or versions of football, such as American Football, Canadian Football, Australian Football, Gaelic Football and Rugby Football.
Where was the first soccer rule made?
The first set of rules for soccer were made by the London Football Association in 1863.
Why is soccer referred to as footbol?
The real name for Soccer is Football. You use your foot, to move the ball. Football was invented before American Football, the rules were written before American Football's rules. American Football shouldn't be called Football because the foot is barely used.
What year was football invented?
Football is the official name for soccer. Soccer comes from association football. 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 handball and not football. Football is a sport where players control the ball with their feet and only football does this. Football has been played for many centuries but had no official rules. The british created rules for football in 1848. After that many codes of handball arose including rugger and gridiron, none of which are codes of football. Question asked by chickenman94
What sport did football develop from?
The first College Football game played in 1869 used the rules modified from the London Football Association. Over the next few years as the game gained popularity the colleges began to favor the rules of Rugby over the rules of soccer. The game as we know it today evolved from the game of rugby.
Are there 17 rules in soccer?
There are 17 laws that outline the rules of Association Football (soccer).
How are sports from the middle ages similar today?
they are similar because soccer and football are still around today and have the same names and rules still today.
What Sport has the Fewest and Most rules?
Football has the fewest rules out of sports. Football = Soccer
What are the rules of the game football soccer in Tunisia?
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What are the Rules of the game of gridiron football?
the rules are almost the same as rugby and soccer
What are the rules in football in Australia?
not much they just play by soccer rules na
What happen that made the sport soccer?
What happened was that at the time it was called football but it was actually played like soccer. When they changed the rules to football (which then made it more like rugby), they kept the old football rules and just called that sport soccer.
Why do thay call soccer football in other places?
Because football is its original name, as the ball is kicked by the foot. It is called football around the vast majority of the world, it is only in America where 'American Football' is so popular it is called soccer. Soccer is sometimes used in Australia due to Australian Rules Football. Both American and Australian Rules football are variations of soccer (football) hence there names.
Which country inverted soccer football?
The rules of football, or, more properly, association football, was created in 1863.
What sport in Australia is similar to soccer?
Australia has soccer as a sport. There is no other sport similar to soccer. The various codes of football played in Australia are nothing like soccer.
What was football developed from?
All the modern football games in the world would have originated from various games played in the middle ages, with balls of different shape. Out of these have come sports like Soccer, Rugby, Gaelic Football, Australian Rules Football, American Football and others. Many of these games share similar rules and have obvious similarities.
What soccer rules are used during world cup matches that is which country's rules?
The rules for football are made by F.I.F.A.
