What is the origin of the name 'Soccer'?

Tzur · #1 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 07:38 PM

The rest of the world call this game 'football', which is self explanatory...

tonnym · #2 (**permalink**) 12-22-2007, 04:29 PM

I can`t find out yet

macedonian · #3 (**permalink**) 12-24-2007, 01:59 AM

soccer
1889, socca, later socker (1891), soccer (1895), originally university slang, from a shortened form of Assoc., abbreviation of association in Football Association (as opposed to Rugby football); cf. rugger, but they hardly could have taken the first three letters of Assoc.

Titan · #4 (**permalink**) 12-24-2007, 03:35 AM

No kidding. Thanks mate.

fireball · #5 (**permalink**) 12-30-2007, 01:48 AM

Makes sense to me. Football makes much more sense though. Much more!!!!!!!

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