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The name “soccer” is just an old British slang abbreviation of “Association Football”, to differentiate it from other kinds of football (that is, games played o
by evincarofautumn 10y ago
The name “soccer” is just an old British slang abbreviation of “Association Football”, to differentiate it from other kinds of football (that is, games played on foot, as opposed to horseback—compare “footrace”). You can find old references to “Rugby football” and “rugger” as well. Americans kept the term, Brits didn’t.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-of-the-word-soccer/ http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-o...
- jacinda 10y agoExactly. And America isn't the only country that kept the abbreviation. Australia, Ireland, Canada and some countries in Southern Africa use the same term. http://deadspin.com/map-what-every-country-calls-the-thing-we-call-soccer-1491638984 http://deadspin.com/map-what-every-country-calls-the-thing-w...
- gsnedders 10y agoSoccer and rugger survive in parts of upper-class society in the UK, FWIW.