No, a football is not actually a foot long. The name "football" comes from the sport itself, not the size of the ball.
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My foot is actually about 1 foot long!
actually a foot ball is not round it is a big sphere
If your foot is twelve inches long then yes it is. The word foot was used to establish the measurement "a foot" because it is the approximate size of a mans foot.
to the Italians when sombody says soccer they actually call it football. and of course football because you kick the ball with your foot so they call it football.
"Football" is not an acronym. It's a combination of the words "foot" and "ball" and actually refers more to the sports of association football (soccer) where the foot makes much more contact with the ball, but in the USA, the name stuck with the sport known around the world as gridiron football.
le foot != football
le foot, le football
to play football is jouer au foot, jouer au football in French. To play football - Jouer au foot ball in french
No. it's a little bit less than a foot,the ball is about 11 inches (28 cm) long and about 22 inches (56 cm) in circumference at the center. Keep in mind that in the earlier days of football, the ball was larger and rounder (to make it more kicking-friendly)
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.
The two syllables in football are: foot-ball.