[Tagging] football or soccer ?

[Stephen Hope]

On 28 June 2010 20:02, Jason Cunningham <jamicuosm at googlemail.com> wrote:
> The English rich decided they didnt like using the long 'association
> football', and were understandably unhappy about the working class stealing
> the term 'football' for the working class game. So the rich English came up
> with the term soccer.

Um, I know the history.  It was a soccer player who came up with
soccer, not an opponent. It may have taken on different associations
later, though.  I don't live in the UK, so I don't know the popular
feeling there.  Outside of the UK, however, the biggest problem with
soccer is some people don't know what it means, and I'm afraid
assocation_football would be even worse (though I could be wrong)

I agree with your other point, though.  I don't think any sport should
use just football - it's way to confusing.  Or, alternatively, all of
them should.

Sport = football, football =
rugby_union/rugby_league/gaelic/american(gridiron?)/canadian/aussie_rules/soccer
(or association)


Stephen