I get why football (the game we North Americans call “soccer”) is called “football”, but I have no idea why we call “American football” football and call real football soccer.
I get “fast food” and either eat it at one of their tables, or take it home and eat it at my table. A friend once said, “Don’t drink and drive, even if the drink is Coke.”
I get why football (the game we North Americans call “soccer”) is called “football”, but I have no idea why we call “American football” football and call real football soccer.