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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.
by merrywhether 2y ago
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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- eesmith 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(word) 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.