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BY KENNEDY BROADWELL
PMG-MSN CORRESPONDENT
In most countries, the sport we know as soccer is called football. So why is it called soccer in the U.S.? The answer lies in history.
The term "soccer" comes from an abbreviation of association football, which was the official name for the sport when it was codified in England in the late 1800s. The word “soccer” comes from the “-er” suffix added to "assoc" (from association) to distinguish it from other types of football, like rugby football.
In the U.S., where American football (a completely different sport) was already popular, the name "soccer" stuck. While most of the world switched to calling it "football," the U.S., along with Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, continued using "soccer" to avoid confusion with their own versions of football.
Today, the U.S. is one of the few places where "soccer" is still the common term, even as the sport grows in popularity here.
Now you know why we call it soccer instead of football!
(Kennedy Broadwell is a freelance contributor to the Premier Media Group, Michigan Soccer Network and the National Soccer Network. She has worked in the Michigan, Ohio and Montana media circles for nearly a decade, serving as a TV personality, on-air host, in-game host, arena-host, freelance producer, color commentator, and freelance writer for various media outlets, TV stations and arena facilities. Broadwell, a multimedia journalist, can be reached at kennedybroadwell@gmail.com. Follow on Twitter/X @BroadwellK. For inquiries or to submit tidbits to the ‘Did You Know’ column, email Kennedy Broadwell at the above-listed email or contact PMG-MSN-NSN Web and Content Editor Dan Stickradt at dstickradt@thepremeirmediagrp.com or stickradt@michigansoccernetwork.com.)
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DID YOU KNOW? LINKS:
DID YOU KNOW: There was once a ‘Football War’: https://wix.to/Puy5jbp
DID YOU KNOW: Why Do Americans Call It "Soccer" Instead of "Football"?: https://wix.to/WxnRIRC
DID YOU KNOW: Soccer Is the Most Popular Sport in the World?
DID YOU KNOW: Soccer’s origins include wild medieval matches with no rules:
DID YOU KNOW: Some still can’t tell what offside really is out on the field:
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