The word "soccer" is actually British. It derives from the game's proper name, association football, with the "soc" bit taken from the word "association" .
The reason it came into popular usage was simple: in the 19th century, football and rugby were both commonly known as football, the former dubbed "association football" and the latter "rugby football". But both phrases are a bit of a mouthful, however, so they were popularly shortened to "soccer" and "rugger" to keep things simple.
Originally posted by mitchypoopooNice facts, bro!
The word "soccer" is actually British. It derives from the game's proper name, association football, with the "soc" bit taken from the word "association" .The reason it came into popular usage was simple: in the 19th century, football and rugby were both commonly known as football, the former dubbed "association football" and the latter "rugby football". But both phrases are a bit of a mouthful, however, so they were popularly shortened to "soccer" and "rugger" to keep things simple.
Like srs that was enlightening
Originally posted by StringerMy dad tried to get me to like football, I even went to see Everton vs Arsenal as a kid. Just... I dunno, the culture surrounding it put me off. Now I know better than to let the culture something attracts to put me off something
I was raised with American sports. Don't follow much anymore except for holly and nfl football