Quote ="Fax Machine"I've argued this one with so many people. It's just not true!
When I was a kid it was always referred to as "soccer".'"
I agree with you, pal. "Soccer" is a word made up by the Victorian ex-public schoolboys, as is "rugger". "Soccer" is an abbreviation of "Association" and "rugger" is an abbreviation of "Rugby". It's not rocket science.
Meanwhile "football" was originally played with the hands. The word is first recorded in the time of James IV. It's called "football" because it was played on foot, not because it was played with the feet.
RU have already hijacked the word "Rugby". Now we have soccer trying to hijack "soccer".