You may already be aware of this, but the word "soccer" in fact comes from shortening the word "association": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_associatio

You may already be aware of this, but the word "soccer" in fact comes from shortening the word "association": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_association_football http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_association_football