http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/06/why-we-call-soccer-soccer/372771/?utm_source=
Why Amricans call Football Soccer and Rugby , Football
In May, Stefan Szymanski, a sports economist at the University of Michigan, published a paper
debunking the notion that "soccer" is an American invention [img alt=
]http://www.westindiesforum.com/Smileys/forum/raspberry-tounge.png[/img]
In fact, it's a British import. And the Brits used it often—until, that is, it became too much
of an Americanism for British English to bear.![[Image: angry.png]](http://www.westindiesforum.com/Smileys/forum/angry.png)
Why Amricans call Football Soccer and Rugby , Football
In May, Stefan Szymanski, a sports economist at the University of Michigan, published a paper
debunking the notion that "soccer" is an American invention [img alt=
]http://www.westindiesforum.com/Smileys/forum/raspberry-tounge.png[/img] In fact, it's a British import. And the Brits used it often—until, that is, it became too much
of an Americanism for British English to bear.
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