neel 257 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 actually soccer is a british term , adopted by americans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 We should all say thanks to England for creating this lovely game Americans call SOCCER :eyebrows:"Soccer" the name was invented by English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Association football-----> Assoc-er-------> Soccer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 As I said, people who just point America to Soccer, are just ignorant. Take a look at the world, and see how many more countries call it like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 As I said, people who just point America to Soccer, are just ignorant. Take a look at the world, and see how many more countries call it like that!not many countries though. US, canada and Austrailia perhaps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 not many countries though. US, canada and Austrailia perhaps ?South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa.Do I have to continue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa.Do I have to continue?Still majority call it football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Still majority call it footballAnd still is just ignorance to say only America call it Soccer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa.Do I have to continue?wrong . the names of the governing body is KFA and JFA . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 I think untlil 1973 the governing body in US was known as US soccer and football association or something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 wrong . the names of the governing body is KFA and JFA .Wrong, as they still called it Soccer.But not in English term. For them is like Zocca or something like that. I know cause i have a lot of friends from Japan and South Korea. They call it like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Wrong, as they still called it Soccer.But not in English term. For them is like Zocca or something like that. I know cause i have a lot of friends from Japan and South Korea. They call it like this!All Pacific nations call it Soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 officially it is football that is what i am trying to say. many indians and media call it soccer. But it is officially termed as football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naked Mole Rat 437 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 wrong . the names of the governing body is KFA and JFA .lol actually we call it soccer. Just the official stuff is football sometimes I guess cuz it sounds better. But more commonly soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue In Green 86 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Not soccer nor football.Its FUTEBOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 As I said, people who just point America to Soccer, are just ignorant. Take a look at the world, and see how many more countries call it like that!Yeah, but only in your country 98% of the people find this sport boring and complainig that there isnt enough action...You seem pretty cool through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Yeah, but only in your country 98% of the people find this sport boring and complainig that there isnt enough action...You seem pretty cool through...Because it is boring!!!Not sure if you watch MLS? It's boring as hell, and i fall asleep a lot. Same as the Mexican league, boring as hell!The only league i find interesting is the EPL. And if you see a lot of Americans, that is the league they follow. A little are following the Spaniard league, but that one is boring as well, except for the Real Madird vs Barcelona.But overall, i think my American compatriots are right. Soccer overall is boring. EPL is fun, and we love to watch it.World Cup...not anymore. It use to be fun, and now it sucks.I think for me the EPL and the CL are the best competition in the world, as far as this sports are worth watching. Oh and can't forget the South America qualifier. OMG that is some awesome competition. The amount of insane games you watch there, is amazing. The South American World Cup Qualifier is much more fun and active to watch then the actual World Cup itself.I could care less about the World Cup now these days. The last great World Cup i saw was 98. After that, every world cup, it gets worse and worse. So for me, CL, EPL, and South America World Cup Qualifier are the best to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 But overall, i think my American compatriots are right. Soccer overall is boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 What?Like the J-league is not boring?Like the South Africa league is not boring?Like the Australian league is not boring?Like the MLS is not boring?There are many place where it's boring. The thing here is that in America they only watch one league for each sport. The NBA, MLS, NHL, NFL and such.While in Soccer, you have so many choices to watch, and that's why people get frustrated and boring. Cause the lvl of the sport from MLS is different then the EPL.If EPL was the default model like NBA, i am sure this sport would have more ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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