Ah no.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football
See the section: "Etymology"
QUOTE:
The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association".
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Ok, so it was the English who first came up with the term "Soccer" (trust them to f it up...) :rolleyes:
The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association"
Don't see how you can abbreviate the word "Association" into "Soccer"... (Ruddy English, can't even get their own language right...) :rolleyes:
but you missed my point entirely, it's not called "Soccer" by any of the governing bodies and not used by 99% of the fans...
FIFA =
The International Federation of Association Football (French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association), commonly known by the acronym FIFA (usual English pronunciation: /ˈfiːfə/), is the international governing body of association football,
The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by the Football Association in 1863, and have changed significantly since that time. Association football is governed internationally by FIFA, which organises the FIFA World Cup every four years
