How did Foosball get its name?

The original European soccer table arcade game arrived on our planet in the 1920s, like so many good things. Here is how foosball.com describes the etymology of the name: 'The German word for field soccer is 'football' spelled FuBball. The funny-looking 'B' is pronounced like two 'S's. hence the many corruptions of that word still used in many sections to describe the game. However, the industry seems to be settling on 'table soccer' as the most common phrase (calling the machine itself a 'soccer table').' http://www.shinolas.com/UniqueProduct.asp?ProdID=434 and CatID=52