Was football really invented by the English?

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𝐸𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝑅𝑒𝓃𝑒—𝒫𝓇𝒾𝒸𝑒 — 7 years ago(July 10, 2018 03:56 PM)

You guys can confirm because I wasn't aware of that, I thought "it's coming home" was just a rallying cry for the fans.
I imagine there's evidence of the games existence in ancient civilizations from all over the world in art, and possibly written record, and that it's origins are ambiguous at most. Indigenous peoples in the Americas used a game similar to football as a replacement for war.
It's unlikely a sport that simple could be concentrated to one place, and only the most modern version was an English creation.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
"You had me at Elk Tartare"
-Erin Wotherspoon

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None — 7 years ago(July 10, 2018 03:58 PM)

We invented the offside rule and the art of falling over after being tapped on the shoulder.

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𝐸𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝑅𝑒𝓃𝑒—𝒫𝓇𝒾𝒸𝑒 — 7 years ago(July 10, 2018 03:59 PM)

LOL
"You had me at Elk Tartare"
-Erin Wotherspoon

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Slatch371 — 7 years ago(July 10, 2018 04:01 PM)

Don't you know anything about Black History Month, in the United States? It was invented by African Americans.
"That's a dumb question, Miss Glenn’s Organ."

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JaucySack — 7 years ago(July 10, 2018 04:35 PM)

you prolly thought it was made in Mexico or somethging

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Slatch371 — 7 years ago(July 10, 2018 04:39 PM)

I remember back in the 90s, asking a Russian friend of mine, what he thought about American football. With his thick Russian accent he says "American football, hike ball, all fall down."
"That's a dumb question, Miss Glenn’s Organ."

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𝐸𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝑅𝑒𝓃𝑒—𝒫𝓇𝒾𝒸𝑒 — 7 years ago(July 11, 2018 09:12 AM)

….He probably said between Vodkas.
"You had me at Elk Tartare"
-Erin Wotherspoon