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No part of the British Isles calls it soccer. The game in its current form [1], and the name "football" [2], were invented there. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/
by sleavey 8y ago
No part of the British Isles calls it soccer. The game in its current form [1], and the name "football" [2], were invented there.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football#Establishment_of_modern_codes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football#Establishment_of_mode...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(word)#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(word)#Etymology
- AlecSchueler 8y agoIn Northern Ireland I've sometimes hear it called soccer to differentiate with Gaelic football, which is just called football by some groups.
- tomjakubowski 8y ago"Soccer" is an abbreviation of British origin, and was widely used throughout the British isles until at least the late 1970s. source: http://ns.umich.edu/Releases/2014/June14/Its-football-not-soccer.pdf http://ns.umich.edu/Releases/2014/June14/Its-football-not-so...