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Re:Streaming every NFL game this season requires 7 different... by merrywhether on Friday September 06, 2024 @10:37AM (#41466629)
The name football comes from the fact that it was played _on_ foot by the commoners, as opposed to the equestrian sports played by the nobility.
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Re:Streaming every NFL game this season requires 7 different... by eesmith on Friday September 06, 2024 @11:25AM (#41467024)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(word) suggests neither definition has definitive support, giving a counter-example:

> Conversely, in 1363, King Edward III of England issued a proclamation banning "...handball, football, or hockey; coursing and cock-fighting, or other such idle games",[7] suggesting that "football" may have been differentiated from games that involved other parts of the body.

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