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Soccer originally came from England while a few teenagers were mucking around in a College Football match.
A game played in the streets in England in which players were allowed to use any part of the body, including feet and hands, to take the ball from one side to the other. From this game derived Soccer, Football, and Rugby.
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CoachThe full name for "soccer" is "Association Football," which is so called to differentiate it from other games called Football. Association Football has so many syllables that it has been shortened to "Football." Then when Americans made there own football they renamed it soccer. Americans and Americans only call it soccer
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)
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What games and sport of ancient origin are still popular today?
the Incas and the Mayans used to play a soccer type of sport.
What is soccer called in Canada?
Soccer is called soccer in Canada as well.
Places were soccer is played?
Soccer is played at Connections, in a soccer field, and any other places where soccer is played.
What size soccer ball do women use?
Women's soccer is in a different league to the men's soccer. Women use a soccer ball that is the same size as the men's soccer ball.
Where is soccer originated from?
It goes back to ancient China, where the Chinese used to cut their prisoner's head off and use it as a ball, but not all the rules were made yet, so there were no fouls, no outs, and there were no goalies used. There are many stories for the origin of modern association football. The Native Americans had a game similar, Africa several tribal games kicking an object with their feet. But the most widely accepted origin is in the mid 1800's in England with the schools. For complete details go to the related link below.
