Perhaps most CR posters are American, and feel free to use the words sidewalk instead of pavement, pants instead of trousers, or whatever corruption of the english language you think of next. The rest of us will accpet that.
But when the topic is started by somebody who very obviously means real Football (or Soccer), it is too much to expect that the significant minority of non-American posters must have to conform.
Judging by the number of posts last Friday, and the Friday before, not to mention the numerous obviously non-American posters, a sizable number of posters are not from the USA. A bit of common courtesy could be extended by those of the American persuasion, and calling the name of your game by it’s full title would help immensely.
Besides, I was perfectly content to not be moicheh when you were discussing the matter of american ‘football’ between yourselves without specifying, even though this is not what the thread was about (see the thread starters later post). But when an attempt is made to prevent everybody else from referring to Football (Soccer) by it’s proper name, it is too much to assume that we must refer to it as ‘soccer’, as opposed to it’s real name.
So if everybody could please call both sports by their official names, as recognized worldwide, this would avoid confusion and keep harmony between posters on this international frum forum.