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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.

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Soccer,football and rugby have the same roots in being a college sport in Britain as well as in the states.The word soccer comes from the word asSOCiation football and ruggER which was just a name for a rugbyplayer.

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