“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare had no idea that those same words would apply to one of today’s ongoing terminology rivalries stretching across the Atlantic – the ...

The last time England met the United States in the World Cup, the ingenious types at The Sun, Britain’s largest tabloid newspaper, quickly got their minds together for a suitably jingoistic headline. ...

Should the game be called "soccer" or "football"? It's a highly charged question as the U.S. plays England in the World Cup on Friday. Should it be soccer or football? It's a highly charged question ...

Redditor reddripper put together this excellent map of what "the beautiful game" is called around the world. It's based on language etymologies. All the pink countries call it "football," or some ...

For Americans, the word “football” refers to American football, a sport primarily played with hands. Donald Trump has suggested a new name for the NFL, because “soccer” deserves the name “football” ...

What do Ndamukong Suh, Ezekiel Ansah, Andrew Luck and Odell Beckham Jr have in common aside from their status as National Football League players? They were reared in the more traditional term of ...