2006-06-29 07:31:56 · 52 answers · asked by Rax 3 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Alot and I am from the states. I just can't stand American football being called football over the one and only true football...
2006-06-29 07:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well - if someone feels that Soccer is better name for Football - they should be banned from Football and have their own Soccer tournaments. Then they should compare soccer ratings to WC football ratings and if they have al least Borderline IQ - make a right decision of what is the right name for the game...
2006-06-29 07:38:57 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a scale of 1 to 10. I'd say that the scale would be broken. I absolutely hate when people call football, soccer.
2006-06-29 07:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason people get irritated is some kind of pointless anti-American prejudice. The word "Soccer" is a truncation of "Association" (as in "Association Football") which came from Britain, not America. Who gives a sweet crap what people call it - just enjoy the game! (I'm English, not American, by the way.)
2006-06-29 09:11:06 · answer #4 · answered by Iseethickpeople 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most European teams call it soccer, the spanish call it futbol, and rarely do I hear someone say Football. What be irritated? if you get irritated by that, then you need help..its just a word. you do realized that football is english right? The meaning behind the words is the same, so what's the confliction? although we all speak different languages, we can all understand the universal language of futbol.
2006-06-29 08:20:43 · answer #5 · answered by SuperGirls™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its normal for me cuz i live in America but sometimes i accidently say football instead of soccer and my friends said "huh?"...so no its not irratating but i do think its weird that the rest of the world calls it football and we're the only one that calls it soccer
2006-06-29 07:36:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's what Europeans call Soccer and they were here first, they have probably been calling it that a long time before we called it Football.
2006-06-29 07:33:42 · answer #7 · answered by Tact is highly overrated 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that God gave everyone free will, so if people want to use the term 'soccer' then so be it.
Considering the yanks already have their own version of football, it is only right that they should come up with a term to distinguish it from American Football.
2006-06-29 09:00:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably as much as it irratates me that people call soccer football. ;)
2006-06-29 07:35:08 · answer #9 · answered by billybetters2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because football can be American football, Rugby league or union, Aussie rules or football, people will call football soccer if their first sport is American football say.
2006-06-29 08:37:22 · answer #10 · answered by randomguy14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋