laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThere are two ways to invent a sportlemmy.worldimagemessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up1713arrow-down114
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minus-squareFunkt4st1c@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoI think this is about football and American football. I… Dont think england invented soccer, though
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoI read it as football v baseball, but that also works.
minus-squareVandals_handle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoBasketball is Canadian in origin, Dr. Naismith was a Canadian citizen when he created basketball.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoBaseball originated in England
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoRounders originated in England. Before that people were whacking balls with bats in other countries. Baseball is from the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_baseball?useskin=vector#Origins
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 day agoBritain invented football, hockey, ice hockey, cricket, baseball, tennis, golf, rugby, badminton, darts, snooker, netball, table tennis, squash, curling, rowing, hammer throw, shot put, water polo…
I think this is about football and American football.
I… Dont think england invented soccer, though
I read it as football v baseball, but that also works.
I was thinking basketball
Basketball is Canadian in origin, Dr. Naismith was a Canadian citizen when he created basketball.
Baseball originated in England
Rounders originated in England. Before that people were whacking balls with bats in other countries. Baseball is from the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_baseball?useskin=vector#Origins
Britain invented football, hockey, ice hockey, cricket, baseball, tennis, golf, rugby, badminton, darts, snooker, netball, table tennis, squash, curling, rowing, hammer throw, shot put, water polo…