Questions for soccer fans.

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daredevil.shark said:

cycycychris said:
lol... People really get sensitive when people pronounce it as Soccer. But, I think all your questions have been answered in these past comments. I'll just say I've never really gotten into the European Soccer leagues. I don't know why, I just prefer the MLS. Since DC United is my Favorite team. I do watch most of the DC United games that come on TV and a lot of the other games.

European? The whole world recognizes that sport as football. Except USA.

Does this discussion need to happen every time?  "Soccer" is derived from "Association Football" and it was done in England, not the US.  Hence news articles in far off places like Yorkshire ran this in 1958.

In the US the sport was actually called "Football" for decades under the USFF, until the 60s when it changed to USSF and "Soccer" given the popularity and confusion with "American Football".

You see this trend in other countries that have versions of "Football" such as Ireland, Australia and Canada.  I mean, no one give Italy grief for calling it "Calcio" of all things.

I use both terms depending on who I am talking to in order to avoid confusion.  Mostly football, but I know will just confuse people not familiar and call it soccer for them.  To me the important part is loving this amazing sport,