It does appear in the description,
..the game is sometimes known as 'Association Football' to distinguish it from other football games like..
Association Football (aka Soccer) was invented in England.
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.
Soccer is referred to as football in the United Kingdom.Answer'Soccer' is alternative name for 'Association Football'. The word Soccer started as a phonetically abbreviated vernacular word for Association football coined by English public school students who took the 'soc' from 'Association' and put an 'er' on the end. The same students called Rugby football 'Rugger' but this word has largely fallen out of use. Typically an Oxford University student who played Association football and Rugby football would be described as "an Oxforder who plays Soccer and Rugger". Association Football was coded in 1863 and this is why prior to this the word Soccer did not exist.
it was originally called football everywhere but people started calling it soccer short for soccer association
"if you are talking about AFL football then Afl is older then soccer The first game if soccer was played in 1872, November 30th The first game of football was played in 1858, August 7th" WRONG. The dates are right, officially, but the actual game of Association Football (Soccer) is far older, the OFFICIAL rules were made during this period; and although the first official game of American Football was played "first", American Football is actually a VARIATION of Association Football AND Rugby Football. So how can it be OLDER if it's based on Association Football? Foolish child.
Soccer comes from Association Football, if they just called it football then it would get mixed up with American football. Association Football is abbreviated assoc which then changed to soccer. I call it football
It's from the word 'association' as in 'football association.'It originated in England with Association Football.
Soccer is said to have its origins in Rural England. Officially, Association Football, or Soccer, was established in 1872 by the English Football Association.
Association Football (aka Soccer) was invented in England.
It's from the word 'association' as in 'football association.'It originated in England with Association Football.
is a series of association football games Federation International Football Association FIFA is the international football association
In England, soccer is called football (association football).
Federation Internationale de Football Association. Soccer. They're the head of almost everything that has to do with soccer.
Association Football was the first name of football as it was estbalished by the Football Association of England. Soccer is derived from Asocc or Socca, some deviations from the original word.
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.
Association Football
Association Football.