Soccer

[Billy Balfour]

I've decided to start calling football 'soccer'. I reckon it will annoy people who like getting annoyed.

I can't wait for our first home game. Hopefully we'll all be allowed back on to watch the soccer. Even though I've watched tons of soccer on TV, it's no substitute for actually being there watching the soccer from the stands. Being part of the soccer crowd is what it's all about.

[Billy Balfour]

I think I might have over-egged this one.

[Chester Perry]

I've decided to start calling football 'soccer'. I reckon it will annoy people who like getting annoyed.

I can't wait for our first home game. Hopefully we'll all be allowed back on to watch the soccer. Even though I've watched tons of soccer on TV, it's no substitute for actually being there watching the soccer from the stands. Being part of the soccer crowd is what it's all about.

A classic traditional term from these shores then picked up by others

[ClaretTony]

Merely an abbreviation of association, sort of.

[randomclaret2]

CP has it right

[Nonayforever]

It's coming home,
It's coming home,
Soccer's coming home.

[FCBurnley]

Football here ( America) is a game played with the hands and not the feet. However I guess that is no different to Rugby Football. When I ask Americans why they call their spirt football they have no idea.

[Bosscat]

I think I might have over-egged this one.

Isn't that "Rugger" ... Egg chasing

[Bosscat]

Football here ( America) is a game played with the hands and not the feet. However I guess that is no different to Rugby Football. When I ask Americans why they call their spirt football they have no idea.

Freudian slip

[BFCmaj]

[Volvoclaret]

With all the subs allowed in this tournament we are getting nearer to American football. Quarter time next?

[Chester Perry]

With all the subs allowed in this tournament we are getting nearer to American football. Quarter time next?

The the much talked about ball in play 30 mins each half would allow for advertising breaks during the game and give more action than almost every game we see

[tim_noone]

Freudian slip

Surely that's "Squirt" ?

[Hipper]

Football here ( America) is a game played with the hands and not the feet. However I guess that is no different to Rugby Football. When I ask Americans why they call their spirt football they have no idea.

I thought it was called 'the money shot'.

[Im_not_Robbie_Blake]

I might be wrong (as usual) but I seem to recall that it was often called 'football' or 'soccer' when I was growing up in the fifties and sixties: TV and journalists also sometimes used 'association football' which is where the word 'soccer' came from. Then the US folks starting calling it 'soccer', presumably to avoid confusion with the name of their other form of football, and we started disliking the word 'soccer'.

When we got together for a game in the 60's playground it was 'footie' (a great word in my opinion).

I don't suppose it matters too much really!

[Spijed]

Just wait for the day when we have special teams for free kicks and corners.

One set of eleven players to kick off.

Another set of eleven when there is a thrown in and so on.

[Hipper]

I might be wrong (as usual) but I seem to recall that it was often called 'football' or 'soccer' when I was growing up in the fifties and sixties: TV and journalists also sometimes used 'association football' which is where the word 'soccer' came from. Then the US folks starting calling it 'soccer', presumably to avoid confusion with the name of their other form of football, and we started disliking the word 'soccer'.

When we got together for a game in the 60's playground it was 'footie' (a great word in my opinion).

I don't suppose it matters too much really!

We called it toga at school - no idea why. You could have a 'rush goalie' if both sides agreed!

[Thehistoryteacher]

We called it toga at school - no idea why. You could have a 'rush goalie' if both sides agreed!

You just beat me to it there .. some of the lads at my school called it toga