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Why do Americans call European football 'soccer'?
The Emperor
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Posted Aug 3rd 2024 at 12:23AM
Seriously, it's FOOTball! It's supposed to be played with feet, not hands.
Zann
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Posted Aug 3rd 2024 at 2:05AM
The association in association football was also shortened to soccer. This clips off the first and last three syllables of association, leaving soc-, onto which that chummy er was added, yielding soccer.

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