Why is it called football when they hardly ever use their feet?

The sport known as football in the United States, and soccer in most other countries, is actually played primarily with the feet. In fact, it is the most widely played sport in the world, with an estimated 4 billion fans worldwide.

The game's name, football, is believed to have originated in England in the early 19th century. At the time, there were many different versions of football being played in England and Scotland, but they all shared one thing in common: they were played on foot, as opposed to on horseback, as was the case with many other sports of the time.

Over time, these various forms of football began to merge into a single sport, and a standard set of rules was established. The name football was then used to describe this new sport, which was primarily played with the feet, although the hands were also allowed in certain situations. The name stuck, even as the sport evolved and became more complex.