If I hear David Beckham say that word "soccer" I will scream
2007-07-24 10:59:27 · 31 answers · asked by forrestgumpjnr 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
hey we call it soccer here(ireland) too
2007-07-24 11:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Self Destruct 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Even though it's been said numerous times, "soccer" is NOT an American word, it's an English word. An Englishman who's name has been mentioned here already, came up with the word. You can scream all you want to now. We use the word "soccer" but we didn't come up with it so don't hate us for it or blame us for the word. I do strongly agree that football sounds much better and I do wish we called it that but since our American football was here and became established before real football did, it got the name. Our American football came from rugby and at the time rugby was know as a type of football which is why we call our American football by the name of football. Are you cringing now that you flew off the handle and now look like a big fool yourself and an idiot! So just who is the idiot now?! You may commence with your screaming now.
2007-07-25 08:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by Blue 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually David Beckham did use the word "soccer" when he was introduced as a Galaxy player. He first starts to say "football" then changes to "soccer". You can see it here: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=207187&cl=3340083&ch=207399&src=sports
You may scream now.
Honestly, what is the big deal? We already have a sport we call "football". That game is more popular in the U.S. than soccer and, for us at least, it has been around much longer. We Have to call "football" (the world wide version) by another name just to avoid confussion. Really, we are only trying to avoid ambiguity, we didn't mean to offend anyone.
2007-07-24 18:45:01 · answer #3 · answered by jeffrcal 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
As some have pointed out already, its not an American term but an English one. "Football" actually describes a number of different games where you have goals at each end. The term is defined by the prevalent code of the region of which you use it. In the case of the US, NFL rules are the dominant football code and consequentially the US has to use another term to describe the cousin sport of association football. I'm inclined to believe the US had the same reason for using "soccer" as the English did 140 some odd years ago.
2007-07-24 18:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by Dtoo 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I lived in england since i was 12. and now that i live in america i respect that they call football, soccer. American's have a sport they call football. And no its not the type of football played in england. And soccer is an english word, so its not the americans fault. I love my country and everything soccer mean's to them, but american are passionate about soccer to, its just that sports like (american)football and basketball are more popular.
2007-07-24 23:06:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Soccer was the old nickname for Association Football. In the same way that RUGby Football is often RUGger, AsSOCiation Football is called SOCcer. It's anything but American.
2007-07-25 05:10:39 · answer #6 · answered by Hendo 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Soccer is to AsSOCciation Football as Rugger is to RUGby Football. Just the term Rugger has fallen out of use.
We call it football as it's the predominant sport by that name here. In Ireland, Football means Gaelic Football, like in the USA it means American Football. Soccer is the shorthand for Association Football, which is a mouthful to be honest.
2007-07-24 21:07:34 · answer #7 · answered by burwellian 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Soccer is short for Association Football. It was created in the 1880s by a bloke called Charles Wreford-Brown. He was an England captain.
But you're right. It's football. But in the US it's definitely soccer, to distinguish it from American football. In Britain soccer distinguished football from Rugby-football.
2007-07-24 18:07:00 · answer #8 · answered by caldini 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Its not an American word...taken from the British........
Soccer is a British slang for the original name of the sport: Association Football....
Don't start pointing your fingers so quickly at us either....there are other sports that are referred to as football around the world.... ( Aussie Rules Football)......
I don't call it Soccer though.....I say "Futbol" being that I am South American .....
2007-07-24 18:33:20 · answer #9 · answered by al 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Calling it football can get it confused with the American Football. It's easier to call it soccer. Don't be so stuck up about it, it's a name.
2007-07-24 23:33:29 · answer #10 · answered by mefoley3112 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
being from the states I've always felt better calling it football, when I was young our teams trainer was Scottish and called it football. I'm trying to get my friends to say football instead and refer to american football as NFL. Some of them refuse to call it football saying "this is america it's called soccer..." It's an ongoing battle but you can't blame a yank for trying...
Soccer just has that sound of juice boxes and minivans, mothers with sweaters tied around their shoulders... bleh!
2007-07-24 18:13:23 · answer #11 · answered by mode_too 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋