It seems that currently America is one of the only countries that uses the term "soccer" to refer to what the rest of the world calls "football".
What caused the Americans to start using this term instead of "football"?
asked Feb 8, 2012 at 20:49
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2Pretty thoroughly covered in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_association_football, I think.– Michael MyersFeb 8, 2012 at 20:51
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@Good timing, I heard the explanation just the other day.– KevinFeb 8, 2012 at 20:57
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1At best this is a question for EL&U– wax eagleFeb 9, 2012 at 3:12
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According to this Wikia entry:
Soccer became a shortened reference to the word asSOCiation football.
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