Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> *Merkin Football* - lotsa tight pants and pretty boys - sucks to high 
> heaven.
> 
> *Association Football/Soccer* - not too shabby, but sucky in its own way.
> 
> *Rugby Union* - a game for thugs played by gentlemen - damn stupid, but....
> 
> *Rugby League* - a game for gentlemen played by thugs - sucks to high 
> heaven.
> 
> *Austrian Rules - genuflect in the memory of the king kickin' a lazy 5 
> 'gainst St. Kilda at the 'G.
> 
> Are there any other games called football?

Don't you Brits play futsal (indoor football)? 
It's very popular in Brazil. Well, pro futsal is not so popular, but
the sport most people actually play is futsal, not football
("soccer").

Rafael Caetano