Is it because they are hopeless at it?
2006-09-04 00:59:12 · 10 answers · asked by fuztownsend01 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
The word "soccer" actually comes from England, where the modern version of the game originated. In England, there were two types of football: rugby football and association football. The slang term for rugby football was "rugger," and the slang for association football was "assoc." The word "assoc" gradually evolved into "soccer," which was much easier to say. When association football was introduced to North America, gridiron football (the type played by the NFL and in the Super Bowl) was already well established. To avoid confusion, Americans adopted the British nickname "soccer" for the new sport.
And not all Americans are hopeless at soccer! I'm quite good myself!
2006-09-04 02:28:10 · answer #1 · answered by HawtLikeWasabi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before soccer came to America we had a sport called football. So we call it Football and soccer (football) or American Football and football.
2016-03-26 21:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's a soppy American? Is that an American who was caught out in the rain?
Etymology of the word "soccer": from the shortening and alteration of association football
2006-09-04 01:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You don't have to insult us because we call Football soccer.
I myself am canadian and I call football soccer.
Not because I want to but because if I go see a friend and ask them to play a game of football they'll assume i'm talking about American football.
Oh, but I guess you've never heard of that sport... Or Lacrosse, Hockey, Baseball and Basketball for that matter.
2006-09-04 09:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by No Name 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no need for insults it's just the way it is and some americans are pretty good at it and love soccer as much as others around the world
2006-09-04 11:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Soccer is official name of football
2006-09-04 01:03:07 · answer #6 · answered by exquisite Solutions 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
americabs call football soccer because to them football is american football agame like rugby and they dount wanno get confuezed but your writh they are hopeless at it
2006-09-04 01:03:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
i don't know...it would be nice if we did call it football here, but we already have a football...i've been calling it football though, just from being on here so much...everyone here calls it football, so i've been picking it up.
2006-09-04 05:10:44 · answer #8 · answered by sweetpanther08 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it is because they have their own brand of football.
2006-09-04 01:01:55 · answer #9 · answered by sarah071267 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
coz they want to be different in everything
2006-09-04 01:06:11 · answer #10 · answered by GR 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋