American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?

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Football, also known as American football or gridiron football, is the most popular spectator sport in the United States. But most of us probably couldn’t tell you why it’s called “football” instead of, say, “tackleball” or “oblongball.”