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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Apparently soccer is now the 2nd most popular and participated in sport for under 35s in the USA. Do you think there is any chance they might now start calling it football like the rest of the world??

Early predicition for tonight, USA to make the last 8 and then make the semis....

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

No because they already have a national sport called football. Would be too confusing.

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland


"Apparently soccer is now the 2nd most popular and participated in sport for under 35s in the USA. Do you think there is any chance they might now start calling it football like the rest of the world??

Early predicition for tonight, USA to make the last 8 and then make the semis....

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it gets my goat but the rest of the world DONT call it football we are a minority most countries call it soccer... I hate that word...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'gets my goat' isn't a saying I've heard before. Apparently it's an old American saying.

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By *leasuresharerMan
over a year ago

southampton

The word soccer originates from the 1880's as a contraction of the word association in Britain - I'll get my coat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They can call it what they like seeing as they are better at it than us.

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland


"'gets my goat' isn't a saying I've heard before. Apparently it's an old American saying."

in no yank but i heard it alot up ere in Yorkshire

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

Why do they call american football.....football when it is mainly played with the hands? Logical thing to call it would have been handball.

More logical to call soccer football as it is mainly played with the feet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"'gets my goat' isn't a saying I've heard before. Apparently it's an old American saying.

in no yank but i heard it alot up ere in Yorkshire "

Apparently in the US it stems from goats being placed with racehorses (to keep them calm) and the saying is reference to people removing the goat to unsettle the horses so they would run badly.

In Yorkshire it originated after leisure centres were closed.

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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago

Derby

Australia passed a law a few years ago allowing people to call it football and not soccer.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Australia passed a law a few years ago allowing people to call it football and not soccer."

They have laws in Australia??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its called football lol

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland


"'gets my goat' isn't a saying I've heard before. Apparently it's an old American saying.

in no yank but i heard it alot up ere in Yorkshire

Apparently in the US it stems from goats being placed with racehorses (to keep them calm) and the saying is reference to people removing the goat to unsettle the horses so they would run badly.

In Yorkshire it originated after leisure centres were closed."

is that a reference to what??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

etymology

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Australia passed a law a few years ago allowing people to call it football and not soccer."

Perhaps that's why the Socceroos went home early...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The word soccer originates from the 1880's as a contraction of the word association in Britain - I'll get my coat "

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff


"Apparently soccer is now the 2nd most popular and participated in sport for under 35s in the USA. Do you think there is any chance they might now start calling it football like the rest of the world??

Early predicition for tonight, USA to make the last 8 and then make the semis....

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In time it will fully take off and be a success much like womens football is over there, I could be wrong but they fill decent stadiums I think and Im sure they were number 1 for a while.

When the mens team do they could be amazing, huge population to pick a decent squad and plenty of money to put it all in place - they have kind of started.

Im not sure on their rankings now but they suprised me when Ive looked before. They quite often get out of the group stage and its right, they dont take it that serious.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Australia passed a law a few years ago allowing people to call it football and not soccer."

What was the punishment for calling it football before the law was passed ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Australia passed a law a few years ago allowing people to call it football and not soccer.

What was the punishment for calling it football before the law was passed ?"

3 months hard labour working in a bar in Earls Court

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By *etitesaraTV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

'football' is simply a generic name for any ball game where a goal is scored by kicking a ball through a goal mouth. That covers both codes of rugby, Aussie rules, Anerican football, gaelic football and probably several more variations.

'soccer' is more correct in that it refers to the specific sport of Association Football.

That's what wiki says anyway.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"'football' is simply a generic name for any ball game where a goal is scored by kicking a ball through a goal mouth. That covers both codes of rugby, Aussie rules, Anerican football, gaelic football and probably several more variations.

'soccer' is more correct in that it refers to the specific sport of Association Football.

That's what wiki says anyway."

I suspect that editorial may have been entered by someone in the USA!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

It is looking like Belgoum play better soccer than the USA

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

Its always called soccer here

football is G.A.A football

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Looking like my prediction of a win for the USA is looking rather stupid!

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland


"Australia passed a law a few years ago allowing people to call it football and not soccer.

What was the punishment for calling it football before the law was passed ?"

they wer sent away in exile to work in bars in the UK

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Why do the Yanks have a MLB (Major League Baseball) World Series when they are the only feckers that play in it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At last an interesting soccerball chat.

Well whatever it's called the U.S.A got further than the team that calls it is number 1 sport.

Shame they are out of the world soccerball series

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By *dam_TinaCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire


"Why do the Yanks have a MLB (Major League Baseball) World Series when they are the only feckers that play in it "

They have the world series because it was originally sponsored by The World newspaper I believe.

It's nothing to do with it being a world championship.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Sounds feasible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dont know, dont care. just dont make me watch it. we have more than i can dodge already.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Dont know, dont care, didnt post

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