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Because the game was invented here, a long time before American "Football". Question really ought to be, why do you call football "soccer". Grrr!
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Soccer is an English coloquial version of the phrase 'Association Football' .The game is called Football NOT Soccer.
The word 'Soccer' was used to describe on particular form of league of football.
Football/Soccer is called football and NFL would be called American football.
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When did Spain start a soccer team?
Its called Football, not Soccer. Football was developed in Britain, not America. Spain developed football after we introduced it to them.
What is the Spain football called?
Fútbol. What Americans call soccer.
Soccer in Spain?
Yes. It is called Futbol. They are ranked #1 in FIFA.com.
What are some traditional sports of Spain?
Spain does not actually have a national sport
What is soccer called in Africa?
Soccer is Africa is called football. Same in france...its called "le foot" it is also the same in spain, in spanish its le foot ir something close to that.
What is Spain favorite sport?
soccer
What is Spain's international sport?
The most popular sport in Spain is soccer. Spain compeats internationally in both soccer and sailing.
Does Spain have a soccer team?
Yes it does have a soccer team
Greek against Spain in soccer 2010?
Spain.
Is Spain better than Brazil at soccer?
spain won the soccer world cup 2010 and it is winning several games so, spain
What game is the national game of Spain?
Spain does not have an official national game. Soccer is the most popular sport.
What are soccer players from Barcelona?
The footballers from Barcelona are refered to as the Catalonians , because of the region of Spain is so called.
