Is it soccer or is it football?

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ShellyB · Accepted Answer

My uncle told me that "soccer" is actually what the English used to call it, it is short for something now I don't remember what, vs Europeans always said "football" and we got "soccer" from England which later got "football" from Europe. We didn't just make up "soccer". However since we have another sport called "football" that is more popular here it would be confusing if we also switched from saying "soccer" to saying "football".

I played soccer for two years in middle school but it was a little rough for me so I switched to tennis.

DeeDeeDeVour · Accepted Answer

Except in the USA where we stubborn  Americans insist on  the term  soccer ,  it's really football  all over the world.

TroyDT2 · Accepted Answer

It is both. And sorry, but the name "soccer" does make perfect sense, too, when you understand the history of the term.

NamerOfStars · Accepted Answer

I tell you what, let's compromise: we'll call it "Metric football" as distinct from "American football". That kinda leaves Liberia and Myanmar out in the lurch, but you probably haven't thought of either of those countries in the past decade. Would that satisfy you?

AviatorTom · Answer

Most people don't realize that the word soccer originated in England, as a short form of asSOCiation football. So, it's actually both... football and soccer. Most of the world uses football, which makes sense because the majority if the game is played with your feet.

FYI, when talking about the other football, where most of the game us played with your hands, I tend to be explicit and call it American Football.

jshm2 · Answer

It's "football". Only the Americans like to call their shit pig skin hurling as "football". Whereas we civilised folk call it "American football" or "padded rugby"

Aimée__LJ · Answer

Football

QuietVerbena · Answer

Football in the rest of the world soccer in the US

CateM · Answer

Soccer. As an American I say it is most definitely soccer

JohnK123 · Answer

Soccer football sounds too much like American football  Hbu what u think

Tyrael · Answer

It's football all over the world outside the US, so football.

clampfan101 · Answer

Football makes more sense in my opinion. I don’t know why we don’t call the other sport rugby here in America. But in the end I’ll still call them what I’m used to.

AngryCarl · Answer

In England it's considered deeply offensive to use the term soccer. Football is football. Unless it's American football, which we call American football.

DavidRaul · Answer

It Football. Only the people of USA has started calling it soccer which is even dumb

bean2k21 · Answer

People need to call it soccer because America.

MountAverage · Answer

It's football. Because it's played with feet. The other sport is American "football".

Anonymous · Answer

It's a game played with the feet, so obviously football.

Anonymous · Answer

Soccer. Or you can just call aerobics with a ball if you like. But I got to give soccer players credit. They're not dumb enough to play real football.

htmndg183 · Answer

Football. The first F in FIFA stands for Football. Its played with the feet. Think thats a strong enough case.

Rockstarrrrr · Answer

Football... It's literally about people kicking a ball with their feet... Meanwhile... Americans : lol nice try...

jjj101010 · Answer

Football, even the majority (18/31) of the MLS teams have the word football in their team name

Anonymous · Answer

Football.

Anonymous · Answer

It’s football everywhere in the world except USA it’s soccer.

Surely · Answer

Depends on what country you happen to be in at the moment.

Cubus · Answer

It's Football. The other one is American Football.

888theGreat · Answer

I call Gay Ball. Bunch of homos running around

baseballnerd24 · Answer

I live in America so I call it soccer but the rest of the world calls it football.

SpaceGalaxy · Answer

It is football even though in America, we call it soccer

UniquelyBasic · Answer

I call it soccer

Kelly6 · Answer

Should be Football everywhere

Havthrills · Answer

Looks like soccer to me.

pizzalovershouse · Answer

Depends what country your from

MuddyMole · Answer

Nope, that's called synchronized diving.

melanieeeB · Answer

Football/ Fußball here

MCheetah · Answer

Option C: The most boring sport on Earth.

douride2 · Answer

I have always called it soccer.

TheUniqueOne96 · Answer

Football.

dustybiker · Answer

It’s football.

Googlemyahoo · Answer

Neither. I call it professional diving.

exitseven · Answer

it is soccer.

SoulmateSeeker1994 · Answer

It' s football and had always been.

Anonymous · Answer

Does it really matter? Soccer is such a boring sport.

Jennz6 · Answer

Soccer

4ngelic · Answer

football

Zachary00112 · Answer

What ever the females or girls won't to call it

Nazgol · Answer

Soccer

DancingQueen16 · Answer

it's soccer

Anonymous · Answer

Its called Football.

Anonymous · Answer

What's the difference?

Lizz2004 · Answer

football!

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