daviddean Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Hello Everyone !!! I was wondering if anyone could help me out on this one 'Soccer'. How did this word come to be? Football is self explanatory, but soccer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 'The game also came to be called "soccer" as a shortening of "Association" around the same time as Rugby football, colloquially referred to as "rugger", was developing as the main carrying of the ball version of English football, and "soccer" remains a common descriptor in countries with other prominent football codes today.' ~Pikachu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 'The game also came to be called "soccer" as a shortening of "Association" around the same time as Rugby football' date=' colloquially referred to as "rugger", was developing as the main carrying of the ball version of English football, and "soccer" remains a common descriptor in countries with other prominent football codes today.' ~Pikachu[/quote'] inb4Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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