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The term "soccer" came into use in England during the 1880's by university men from Oxford and Cambridge. The use of "association football" as distinct from "rugby football" was already in practice and "soccer" became a colloquialism formed by extending the second syllable of "association". Today it remains a primarily journalistic or conversational term in Britain and throughout the Commonwealth, but in the United States, Canada and Australia its use is the rule.

In its early days soccer in the United States was known as football and when the national governing body of soccer in the United States was formed in 1913, it was known as "The United States of America Football Association." In later years that gave way to "The United States Soccer Football Association" (USSFA) and then to day's "United States Soccer Federation." Many of the state associations in the U.S. contained "football" in their title when they were formed in the early years of the century.

In Australia the national team is known as the "Socceroos", while one of the world's best known soccer magazines "World Soccer" is published in England. Consequently soccer is not a term unique to the United States as many people seem to think.
>> Anonymous
Thank you for opening my eyes! I will never call my noble sport football again now that I know an Englishman came up with the word Soccer.
>> Anonymous
I never knew that.
>> Anonymous
Soccer is tight and all. But it ain't got shit on VC.
>> Anonymous
>>3748
Its football not soccer, you fucktards
1 Name: Anonymous : 2007-09-12 17:32 ID:TpQvZ99W
only amerifaggots call it soccer
rest of the world agree FOOTBALL
YOUR SHITTY SPORT DONT HAVE A NAME ITS A VARIATION OF RUGBY WITH AMERIKAN RULES
THREREFORE:
AMERIKAN RUGBY