Why is football called football?

Answer 1

Because it's one of the world's many football codes: association football (soccer), Rugby football, Gaelic football, Australian rules football, and American/gridiron football. All of them except soccer allow use of the hands in open play.

American football began as a kicking-oriented game. It wasn't until the first American colleges to play football met and standardized their rules, based on the English rugby code, that kicking played less of a role in the game. In fact, kicking remained a primary strategy until the forward pass was legalized in the early 20th century.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Because it began as a kicking-oriented game and is one of the world's football codes, along with association football (soccer), rugby football, Gaelic football, and Australian rules football.