Why Americans Call Football 'Soccer'

“Why Do Americans Call Football ‘Soccer’?” Why do Americans call football… soccer? Here’s the quick

story. Football is the most popular sport in the world — over 3.5 billion fans,

and the World Cup is the most-watched sporting event on the planet. And almost everyone

calls it football… except the United States. Back in London, 1863,

the Football Association was created to set the rules for the sport. It was officially

called Association Football. Later, British university students started

shortening it to “assoc” or “asoc.” And because they loved adding “-er” to slang,

“assoc” became… “soccer.” The nickname spread across Great Britain — but it was just