Taken from JRE #1323 w/Ian Edwards: https://youtu.be/6g5UqgSdA9o
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Taken from JRE #1323 w/Ian Edwards: https://youtu.be/6g5UqgSdA9o
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There's nothing wrong with the word "soccer" in Britain or anywhere else in the world of that game. It's just that, when the USA took up the game, some British fans, concerned that US would come to dominate the game as in most other sports, started to put the Americans down. One way was to arrogantly say the use of soccer indicated the US' ignorance of the game. Pure snobbishness!
In fact I introduced a computer soccer management game in 1984 – marketed and sold in Britain – which was called "Soccer Supremo". No one ever questioned the game. No one ever complained. it was very well received.
The word "soccer" is a perfectly reasonable name for the game. Doesn't have the ambiguity of "football" and is based on the full correct name of the game.
Until 1863 the game was chaotic and had few agreed rules. Matches were difficult to play with the two sides playing to different rules. So they had a meeting of the top clubs in a pub in London (it's still there) with the idea of hammering out a set of rules all could play to.
Unfortunately they couldn't agree and, in the end, procuced two different sets of rules. The group headed by Rugby School (a prestigeous private school) agreed to a game played mainly with the hands and called it "Rugby Football". The second group formed an association of clubs and went for a game mainly played with the feet. It was called "Association Football".
"Soccer" for "short". From the advent in the game in 1863 to today "soccer" has been a recognised shortform name for the game.
Until some British fans tried to be superior 🙄
I'm a Brit by the way!
The answer is!
All the people that moved from europe wanted to be bigger and better than where they came from.
Hence why everything is bigger in America.
They simply tried to steal the name in hope there version of "Football" would be greater than the original.
American football comes from rugby ! And American football players would get DESTROYED by a rugby team ! Alot more physical , no stop start and NO PADS or HELMETS. The end. 🎤
In short, its football , not soccer
This man doesn't know what he' talking about. It's called soccer in several other countries like Australia and South Africa to name a few.