Do Brits...?

[Xstr8guy]

Use the term soccer or football when describing what American's call soccer?

[Xstr8guy]

And is a game called a "match" or "game"?

[Lee]

Its a football match

Kickoff is usually at 3pm on a Saturday just in time for Match of The Day :thumbsup:

Regards,

Lee

[Xstr8guy]

THANKS!!! That's what I had written! I'm becoming a real anglophile.

[Lee]

Haha and if you need any more football info you can probably find a heap of terms on the BBC website here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/

Regards,

Lee

[Xstr8guy]

Thanks for the link. It might come in handy in the future.

[D-Rock]

09-22-2006 01:13 AM
Xstr8guy Use the term soccer or football when describing what American's call soccer?

So then what do European's call American Football?

[Lee]

So then what do European's call American Football?

American Football

Regards,

Lee

[D-Rock]

09-22-2006 11:19 AM
Lee Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Rock

So then what do European's call American Football?


American Football

Regards,

Lee

Right, thanks Lee, makes sense. duh:loser:

[Paco]

foobah (limey)
footie (aussie)
fussball (german)


The term 'soccer' is rarely used anywhere else, but in the US & Canada, or by N.American broadcaster/announcers.

Football is the original term, and the most common to all countries.
The beautiful game called football has been around a lot longer than American game called football (which should have been called handball or similar as they really do not spend enough time touching the ball with their foot).

and the competitions are referred to as a match, or matches and derbies/derby.

[DEVELISH]

So then what do European's call American Football?

Hi Sweet

In Germany soccer is calles "Fußball" (Fus-bahl) and American Football is called "Football" or "American Football"

[Paco]

So then what do European's call American Football?

It is not all that popular in Europe, but most refer to it as American or US football.