You may be interested in some previous threads on this topic.

Here is one from u/Uptons_Bjs

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5q7s9u/why_did_european_football_never_catch_on_in

And another by myself

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8yqs70/why_did_soccerfootball_not_become_a_major_sport

Soccer and Gridiron football emerged from the same proto ball game, and they, along with rugby have a long intertwined history from the 1860s on.