TerryCarr: shows what you know
Use of the words soccer/football in the English-speaking world

TerryCarr: shows what you know
Use of the words soccer/football in the English-speaking world

fushia: ^^Damn I love it.

No one knows more than Africans.

TerryCarr: shows what you know
Use of the words soccer/football in the English-speaking world

Ybutterfly:

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The United States has its own football

Where he comes from, the sport he plays is called “football.” It’s also known by that name in most of the world.

But America has its own game called “football.” And it’s the most popular sport in the land
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So where does the word “soccer” come from. And why would one sport have two names.

The English people, especially, get annoyed at their national sport being called something other than what they call it. They invented the game, after all.

Yet when one looks in the dictionary for the meaning of the word “soccer” it becomes apparent that Americans and other people have a perfect right to call the sport by that name.

Soccer is football. Association Football that is.

According to English language dictionaries, Soccer is a short or an acronym for association football. The word “soccer” was first used by the English.

Other countries have their own football

Here is the problem with soccer and football.

There is more than one game called by that name.

In England, the other game is Rugby football, or simply rugby,

In Ireland, there is Gaelic football, a very different game from rugby and soccer.

There is also Australian Rules Football, American Football and Canadian Football (similar to American football).

In those respective countries, the other football is soccer.

From Beckham’s viewpoint, he gave in to the word “soccer” because he is on a mission to popularize the sport on the North American continent.

TerryCarr: it does not change the fact that americans are not the only people who call in soccer as you said and the fact that soccer the word came from England makes it funny when people complain. the oldest soccer club in Britain "The Football Association" they shorten the name too "assoc" the the word would become soccer

http://suite101.com/article/one-mans-soccer-is-another-mans-football-a63409

Ybutterfly:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THAT FIGHT OF WHO INVENTED SOCCER I COULD CARELESS ABOUT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THAT WAS NEVER MY ARGUMENT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^OR THE ARGUMENT OF WHAT COUNTRIES SAY SOCCER^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BECAUSE I DON'T DISAGREEEE WITHHH YOUR MAP & ARTICLE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BUT I NEEDED TO ELABORATE ON THATTTTT SINCE YOU ARE DEFENDING YOURRR AKATAAA PEOPLEEE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^SINCE YOUR MAP WASN'T AS ELABORATE WITH THE TREMENDOUS GREY^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^SO AMERICANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY SOCCER^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BUT WHEN A FOOOOOOOOL COME IN A NAIJA TERRITORY AND MISTAKE WHAT WE CALL FOOTBALL FOR NFL^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I WILL LET HER KNOW THAT SHE IS A DUMMYYY^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^AND KEEP SAYING FOOTBALL IN HER FACEEE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^YOUR ARGUMENT OF WHO EVER INVENTED SOCCER^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^AND IS USAGE IS CORRECT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BUT NEVER MY ARGUMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^YOURR FACTS DON'TTT CHANGE THAT FACTTT

TerryCarr: stop trolling with your capital letters

TerryCarr: stop trolling with your capital letters

Ybutterfly:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^[size=15pt]NOOO THANKSS AKATA[/size]^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I LIKE IT LIKE THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^VERY FUN

~Royal~:
I am about to Unfollow this thread too....This is ridiculous lol

Page looks like Child Scribble.

Mrs.Chima:


You can say my name....

Let me repeat this again and mofos need to comprehend and retain it well.

I said it is a shame that there are non-Africans that know more than Africans who do not know their OWN HISTORY of their OWN COUNTRY/CONTINENT. I also provided an example.....

It all started when you got hurt[b] niggas[/b] who can't comprehend and started wailing to only get their arses beat AGAIN.

I STILL STAND ON THAT...and NONE OF YOU MOFOS can do a damn thing about it but BIATCH AND MOAN.

Mrs.Chima:


Yeah sure. You were posing as a "guest" on this thread.

TerryCarr: bet you live in America or Britain

TerryCarr: shows what you know
Use of the words soccer/football in the English-speaking world

TerryCarr: bet you live in America or Britain

naijarican:

Where ever she lives, she's nitwit none the less.

Ybutterfly:

nitwit

naijarican:

[size=40pt]AKATA...yes I am[/size]LOL

Ybutterfly:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^[size=15pt]AT LEAST YOU KNOW YOUR NAME[/size]^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^LOL

naijarican:


[size=30pt]Akata & nitwit... IS FINE[/size].