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Originally Posted by Fluff
The soccer 'hot potato' is an interesting topic of discussion.
It was southern English toffs who coined the phrase 'soccer' in the late 19th century to distinguish it from rugby football (or rugger as it is/was known). Soccer (association football) and rugger were the two codes of football. Use of the word soccer annoys some people, but it's hard to get wound up by it knowing it's origins.
It is a bit cringe however.
Another fact: we (Aston Villa) are the first team pictured on the Wikipedia page for soccer  |
And Americans think it's cringe to call soccer "football". We take handegg very seriously.