In America it was called Association football. People combined association player to "aSOCCiation" playER"to "Soccer".
Americans call soccer soccer, and football football!
It came from different people kicking a stone and they called it football current day soccer.
Soccer --> Rugby --> American Football
Football in England is run by the Football Association. Rugby is known as Rugby Football. To distinguish between the two people called football Association Football. The word 'association' was eventually shortened to 'soccer' by the general public.
naa it was firstt called football in Brazil YA DIGG NIG? =]
The name comes from the original name AsSOCCiation Football, used to distinguish soccer from rugby football.
Diego Maradonna is the greatest soccer (football) player to come out of Argentina.
Basically, its called as 'Football' and its origin, as most of the people say, is British Empire or as now England....
No, rugby was invented during a game of soccer or as i say it football.
That's the thing its not called 'Soccer' its called footy or football! XD lol Yes it is called soccer and the inventors of the game, the brits, actually came up with the name. Orginally it was called Association Football to separate it from the thugs game (boy how that has changed). The term SOCcer comes from asSOCiation. The more popular term football has been used predominately around the world. Of course in the US we have to separate the game to the players who carry it in their hands and throw it in the air to football and to those who use their feet to kick a ball we call soccer. Only fitting that in the US we get it backwards when it come to the greatest game on earth. (well if the other activity men and women do can be call a game then soccer is second to that)
Soccer and tennis. I come from Kansas No it is not it is football and basketball and i come from Kansas to.
Soccer football were first played by englishmen. Today its played all over the world YOU ARE A 13ITCH