football/soccer, weeeeeeeeeeeeeee |
 Sep 9 2006, 07:42 PM
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The meaning of football and soccer is strange.
Why soccer can't be football? It's FOOT AND BALL ! Why is America so... ironic? Our metric system is different from the rest of the world.  [Topic title edited.] |
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Sep 10 2006, 11:39 AM
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Err. You mean the measurement system? We don't use the metric system.
What would we name American football if we named soccer, football? |
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| *yrrnotelekktric* |
Sep 10 2006, 03:44 PM
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^
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Sep 13 2006, 06:22 PM
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I dont see why people make such a big deal about it. Who cares?
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Sep 14 2006, 06:04 PM
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 CB's Forum Troll Group: Member Posts: 926 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,142 |
yes in case you haven't noticed theres a lot of things in america that are different
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Sep 24 2006, 02:37 AM
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tell me things that are different.
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| *RiC3xBoy* |
Sep 24 2006, 05:11 PM
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f**k yo couch. Soccer = Ownage.
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Sep 24 2006, 05:19 PM
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QUOTE It is really football, it's only us crazy Americans that call it soccer because we have American Football. As to where the word soccer comes from: Soccer Soccer is an abbreviation for Association Football. The Football Association was formed in London in October 1863 when representatives of eleven clubs and schools met in an attempt to standardize the rules of the game. One of the rules prohibited the carrying of the ball, a rule that would lead to the Rugby-oriented clubs leaving the Association several months later. The name Association Football was coined to distinguish it from Rugby. By 1889, the abbreviation socca' was in use, and the spelling soccer had made its appearance by 1895. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...03120915AAkQXfc I didn't really understand it, but yeahh. |
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Sep 30 2006, 01:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Duplicate Posts: 459 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 308,469 |
Portuguese:
Soccer - Futebol [Foochibaw] Football - Futebol Americano [Foochibaw Amedicunoo] |
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