The word "soccer" comes from the original name of the game "Association Football" or more precisely from its abbreviation Assoc. Assoc. was a slang term used in UK universities from about 1889. It later became socca, socker (1891) and finally evolved into soccer (1895).
The Football Association was founded in London in October 1863 by eleven clubs/schools. The Association agreed upon a standard set of rules prohibiting use of the hands or carrying the ball. The clubs which opposed this rule eventually broke away conceiving their own version of the game - rugby.
At that time, Rugger meant "rugby rules" football while soccer meant "association rules" football.
It's so hilarious - the English will only be satisfied when we start calling it "English Rules Football" and the NFL, "American Rules Football" .... because, you know, it's the proper fing to do. Never mind that we use the same term to distinguish "soccer" from (American) "football" that they invented themselves, apparently it just isn't good enough.
It's so hilarious - the English will only be satisfied when we start calling it "English Rules Football" and the NFL, "American Rules Football" .... because, you know, it's the proper fing to do. Never mind that we use the same term to distinguish "soccer" from (American) "football" that they invented themselves, apparently it just isn't good enough.
It's so hilarious - the English will only be satisfied when we start calling it "English Rules Football" and the NFL, "American Rules Football" .... because, you know, it's the proper fing to do. Never mind that we use the same term to distinguish "soccer" from (American) "football" that they invented themselves, apparently it just isn't good enough.
hahahha we gives no fusk what you call it!
Totally irrelevant to the ROW!
The cumulative global audience for the 2006 World Cup = 26.3 billion Super whut? NFL? N[/b]ot F[/b]ucking L[/b]ikely.
I suppose you might think that the English 'demand satisfaction' as we share a common language so the arguement is easier, but as Skel said, America's opinion on this is irrelevant. Learn Portugeuse, go to Brasil and ask them what Football is. The English will only be satisfied when we win the bloody thing... and in that respect, we might as well call our sport, and our chances, NFL too.
haha the level off asshurt one can bring about with this topic is awesome.
Well, what did you expect from "It's official: The Internet is boring" - smart money is on a lame argument.
Aside from re-naming NFL as 'handegg' in exchange for Canada, the US of A could win the World Cup six times in a row, and enact the ancient football re-naming clause Brasil first unlocked when the sport became Football:the beautiful game. Team America could rename it Soccerball:not as good as the American version because there's less time for commercial breaks.
Comments
that's putting a positive spin on it!
American nomenclature usage FTW!
Only rugger-buggers and posh cunts call it 'soccer'.
And Americans, natch.
Such a primitive approach to language. And you wonder why the empire fell.
I'm glad it did. All that useless baggage was holding us back.
You hear that, India?! You useless, son! WE DON"T NEED YOU ANYWAY!!!!1!!1![/b]
hahahha
we gives no fusk what you call it!
Totally irrelevant to the ROW!
The cumulative global audience for the 2006 World Cup = 26.3 billion
Super whut?
NFL? N[/b]ot F[/b]ucking L[/b]ikely.
I suppose you might think that the English 'demand satisfaction' as we share a common language so the arguement is easier, but as Skel said, America's opinion on this is irrelevant. Learn Portugeuse, go to Brasil and ask them what Football is. The English will only be satisfied when we win the bloody thing... and in that respect, we might as well call our sport, and our chances, NFL too.
Happy now?
YOU HEAR THAT? 438% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION WATCHED THAT SHIT.
DEALTH[/b]
Too late!
or HANDBAG with the amount of padding those guys wear
Well, what did you expect from "It's official: The Internet is boring" - smart money is on a lame argument.
Aside from re-naming NFL as 'handegg' in exchange for Canada, the US of A could win the World Cup six times in a row, and enact the ancient football re-naming clause Brasil first unlocked when the sport became Football:the beautiful game. Team America could rename it Soccerball:not as good as the American version because there's less time for commercial breaks.
But I like the handegg idea.
LOL what a crock of shit. Two can play that game:
Shame us Brits have to log off and go home now....
Americans are still hurting that they are finding out Baseball was invented in England.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090515&content_id=4758048&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
No one else caught that... funny stuff.
That's a billion people a day for the tournament's duration.
Not sure what's so funny, but then seeing what passes for comedy on your side of the pond.....*
* I keeed
Honourable comedic gold medals to:
Kotter
Barney Miller
WKRP in Cincinnatti
Cheers
Frasier
Kotter
and did I mention Kotter?
BAH! Cumulative.
I see someone is a fan of late 70s/early 80s comedy.
Or you can get with that....
LOL, Hey, you try getting a ball kicked at your balls with full speed and power and see what face you pull!
That said...Bati's look is classic, dude looks like hes about to get shanked or something....