Originally Posted by JayJamJah

In addition it came first and has "dibs" which of course holds up in any court internationally. Also the rest of the world calls it football so America might need to project a bit here. American Football should just be called what it really is: An excuse for men to gather for 8-12 hours on a Sunday (and some Saturdays) consume copious amounts of grilled, fried or pizza related food. Drink in excess of a case of beer, gamble on things he has no control and insult his friends, who have gathered with him and have taken his money.

That is real Football.