laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThere are two ways to invent a sportlemmy.worldimagemessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1560arrow-down112
arrow-up1548arrow-down1imageThere are two ways to invent a sportlemmy.worldlaurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square72linkfedilink
minus-squareFunkt4st1c@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 hours agoI think this is about football and American football. I… Dont think england invented soccer, though
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours agoI read it as football v baseball, but that also works.
minus-squareVandals_handle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoBasketball is Canadian in origin, Dr. Naismith was a Canadian citizen when he created basketball.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours agoBaseball originated in England
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 hours 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-down2·16 hours 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…