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What do you define as "Football"

  • 10-03-2012 11:37PM
    #1
    Downlinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭


    Your primary definition of it.

    What do you define football as? 485 votes

    Gaelic Football
    0% 0 votes
    Soccer
    30% 146 votes
    American Football
    58% 284 votes
    A Generic term for ball gall games
    4% 22 votes
    Arena Football '95 on the Atari Jaguar
    6% 33 votes


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Comments

  • #2
    af_thefragile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,161 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    a game that involves a foot and a ball


  • #3
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,611 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    That game Wayne Rooney and David Beckham play


    NEXT!!!!!!!


  • #4
    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    Something boring that men go on and on and on and on about.


  • #5
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,611 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Teyla Emmagan wrote: »
    Something boring that men go on and on and on and on about.

    That's not football, that's women you're thinking of!


  • #6
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,147 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Football is 'soccer'.

    The others are Gah/Farmball and American Football.


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  • #7
    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    That's not football, that's women you're thinking of!

    Do men go on and on and on about women? News to me!! :pac:


  • #8
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    That's not football, that's women you're thinking of!

    Women aren't boring.













    They're way too annoying and evil to ever be boring.


  • #9
    Remmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Remmy


    Football is soccer, end of discussion. Speaking of, did you see that ludicrous display last night?


  • #10
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,611 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Remmy wrote: »
    Football is soccer, end of discussion. Speaking of, did you see that ludicrous display last night?

    What was Wenger thinking bringing Walcott on that early?


  • #11
    Kidchameleon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Kidchameleon


    Grown men kicking a pigs belly around a field


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  • #12
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    is this because kidney described rugby as football earlier in his post match interview?


  • #13
    Mr. Manager
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,139 ✭✭✭✭Mr. Manager


    Depends where you live IMO.


    Ireland - Football = GAA

    Rest of the world - Football = Soccer


  • #14
    Remmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Remmy


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    What was Wenger thinking bringing Walcott on that early?

    Thing about Arsenal is that they're always throwing Walcott in. :rolleyes:


  • #15
    Downlinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭Downlinz


    Random wrote: »
    is this because kidney described rugby as football earlier in his post match interview?

    Well no he does that in every interview.


  • #16
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,611 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Remmy wrote: »
    Thing about Arsenal is that they're always throwing Walcott in. :rolleyes:

    Have they tried bringing him off and back on again?


  • #17
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    Cereal Rapist wrote: »
    Depends where you live IMO.


    Ireland - Football = GAA

    Rest of the world - Football = Soccer
    apart from america

    and austrailia

    and...


  • #18
    downwithpeace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭downwithpeace


    Ball to Foot - Foot to Ball = Football.

    Kicking between the legs excluded.


  • #19
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,740 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Cereal Rapist wrote: »
    Rest of the world - Football = Soccer

    Aus + NZ - football = rugby
    USA - football = American Football


  • #20
    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    Sh*te that demands an instant change of channel, or just plain ignorance through any other source!


  • #21
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,147 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    Aus + NZ - football = rugby
    USA - football = American Football

    Not true. Only in NSW and Queensland, everywhere else football is Aussie Rules.


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  • #22
    Bad Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭Bad Panda


    Football is...football! The one that IS played with you're fcuking feet!


  • #23
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Its FOOTball....you kick the ball with your foot

    the governing body is FIFA - International Federation of Association Football

    as for american football give me a break :rolleyes: when do they ever kick the ball? only time is when they kick it over the bar after a touchdown


  • #24
    Immaculate Pasta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭Immaculate Pasta


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VAMQF8vnNo


  • #25
    sock puppet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭sock puppet


    fryup wrote: »
    Its FOOTball....you kick the ball with your foot

    the governing body is FIFA - International Federation of Association Football

    as for american football give me a break :rolleyes: when do they ever kick the ball? only time is when they kick it over the bar after a touchdown

    Last time I checked every football code was played on foot.


  • #26
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    About 22 sissy men prancing after a ball, taking every opportunity to dive.


  • #27
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    sock puppet wrote: »
    Last time I checked every football code was played on foot.

    so? but nearly all sports are played on foot...do we call them all football:rolleyes:


  • #28
    losthorizon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭losthorizon


    Its the Football Association of Ireland

    Every other country in the world virtually calls it football except for the USA and Boards.ie for some reason (but most of the posters on the "soccer forum don't actually go to soccer gamers ironically)

    Its the Gaelic Athletic Association ie Gaelic Football

    Rugby - Rugby

    American Football - Who cares


  • #29
    sock puppet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭sock puppet


    fryup wrote: »
    so? but nearly all sports are played on foot...do we call them all football:rolleyes:

    Well yes, every sport that's played on foot and involves some form of kicking at a goal is called football.


  • #30
    robby^5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,969 ✭✭✭robby^5


    Football is soccer and American Football should be referred to as Gridiron.


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  • #31
    John Doe1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    Cricket :cool:


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