Read this and you'll see it's all England's fault ! They started it all, man !
Why Americans Call It Soccer, Not Football - Business Insider
Why do Americans call rugby, football and call the real football soccer?
I think Americans probably call "American football" football; rugby would be rugby.
We did the same thing in Oz until just a few years ago. Rugby League was "football", Rugby Union was "Rugby" and Football was "Soccer". We've got ourselves aligned with the rest of the planet now.
Football is football here in tx
Soccer is soccer