Is it soccer or football? Much of the world refers to the game currently in the spotlight at the FIFA World Cup as football, but Americans (along with Canadians, Australians, and South Africans) call the game soccer. Well, it’s not like the sports version of the metric system debate, if that’s what you were thinking. Slate uncovers where the term “soccer” originated—in short, it’s an abbreviation of association football—and why a divide has formed between the two names.
Full story at Slate.
Total soccer/football coverage.
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