Where did the term "soccer" even come from?
2006-07-17 09:46:35 · 15 answers · asked by jessicaaaaaaa 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
"you" seriously are. maybe you guys should think about changing that...why is american football even called football??? theres only a few kicks and the majority of the game is played with the ball in someone's hand....its silly to call it football. how 'bout "meatheadball"?? haha.
2006-07-17 12:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by Lola P 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Football was named by the British. Just the US call Football soccer. If you look at this internet address (Encarta MSN):
http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_64/GOOOAAAAL!_The_Ultimate_Soccer_Quiz.html
You will see this question:
What is soccer commonly called in countries other than the United States?
a)Football
b)Rugby
c)Ballown
d)Jai alai
The correct answer is Football. So you can be assured that only the US calls Football as Soccer. Hope I hekped... Cheers
2006-07-17 09:58:17 · answer #2 · answered by vantuil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Just like the game you call "football" is an approximation of the game that is known as "rugby" in the rest of the world.
The term "soccer" comes from the full name of football which is Association Football - asSOCiAtion = soca =soccer.
2006-07-17 09:55:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no official record that "third world countries" are uncivilized. There may be a wrong perception. "Third world countries are also called "countries in development" because they are lacking technology and most of the time natural and human resources. Third World Countries, -Non aligned states-were those not in agreement with the USSR or USA during the cold war era
2016-03-26 21:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the Australians also some times call it soccer. Thus the team name of Socceroos. Usually it is called football down under. We are the only one who only call it soccer.
2006-07-17 09:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by Taztug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you from the US? You are not the Only country in the World. I believe we in Canada also call it soccer
2006-07-17 09:51:02 · answer #6 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Association Football=aSsOCiAtion football=SOCA=Soccer
2006-07-17 09:52:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought australia calls it soccer too cuz they have their own football....their national team's nickname are the socceroos....
2006-07-17 09:55:26 · answer #8 · answered by james_f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes on the football concept.
As for the other:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29_names
2006-07-17 09:49:45 · answer #9 · answered by bigtony615 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You and Canada. And Australia sometimes when they want to be specific (Australian footy is sometimes called football).
2006-07-17 12:59:55 · answer #10 · answered by Mila 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋