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Originally Posted by Sparrow
We say 'football', Americans say 'soccer' - like your Avatar has it.
I'm really curious to find out if you know where the word 'soccer' comes from - without Googling it  . |
No idea! Iʻm in need of some edification!
I did, of course, know that, on the other side of the pond, the term "football" is erroneously used to describe soccer (as there is something else called football- a dumb sport involving the skin of a pig and big brutish guys running into each other).