Super Bowl Sunday Notification - Also "Tie in" end time speculation

HWick_Bluenose wrote:

annettemarc wrote:
I assumed English was his first language. Are you telling me that there are other languages? I thought we successfully eradicated all that foolishness, and all that's left is getting the UK people and Australians to stop misspelling words like "colour" ;)

And if you guys would stop calling football 'soccer' things would be perfect. :wink: :lol:

From http://www.wordorigins.org:

The Football Association was formed in London in October 1863 when representatives of eleven clubs and schools met in an attempt to standardize the rules of the game. One of the rules prohibited the carrying of the ball, a rule that would lead to the Rugby-oriented clubs leaving the Association several months later. The name “Association Football” was coined to distinguish it from Rugby.

By 1889, the abbreviation socca’ was in use, and the spelling soccer had made its appearance by 1895.


TL/DR

The Brits coined the term "soccer" and sadly many dont realize their own history. 8)