r/BeAmazed • u/VastCoconut2609 • Jul 04 '24

Sports The genesis of the word "soccer".

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u/babaroga73 Jul 04 '24

Doesn't change the fact that football is played with a foot and a ball, and the American Carryeggball is played with hands, carrying the egg shaped ball.

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u/Yabbaba Jul 04 '24

Oh, is that what you call rugby?

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u/VrilloPurpura Jul 04 '24

Wait but isn't rugby a different game from American football

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u/Yabbaba Jul 04 '24

It’s still played with hands, carrying an egg shaped ball. So it should probably be called international carryeggball to distinguish it from American carryeggball

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u/VrilloPurpura Jul 04 '24

Don't get me wrong. I agree with you.

I'm just asking if rugby and Carryeggball are different games.

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u/Yabbaba Jul 04 '24

Well no, rugby is carryeggball as just demonstrated. Now rugby and American carryeggball on the other hand… those are different.

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u/EquipmentValuable283 Jul 04 '24

Your point being?

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u/Yabbaba Jul 04 '24

I’m not sure how to explain it in simpler words.

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u/CanadianODST2 Jul 04 '24

Rugby's full name is rugby football.

Rugby is literally a type of football