Is the sport called soccer or football?

[Cygnus]

I just gave you sports fans a good reason to debate, football (or a variation of it like fútbol in spanish) is the international name for it, British people hate the term soccer. Now the only countries that call the sport soccer (I have searched and was unable to find more) are the US (because they have an impulse to differentiate themselves in senseless ways) and Ireland (because of anti-UK movements).

Now discuss, what is and should be the actual name for it?

Football forever, I hope the gringos change the name of that other piece of crap to eggtoss.

[Elysium]

I call it soccer but calling it football has always made more sense to me. The sport we Americans refer to as football doesn't have much to do with your feet at all, as the name might suggest; calling soccer football would probably be a much more fitting name.

[Croconaw]

Oh, I expected this thread to pop up sooner or later. It is soccer for everyone in the US and Ireland. It's football everywhere else... This argument is invalid. Why should there be a debate of this? There will be no outcome as people would still call it what they prefer.

[Stronk Serb]

It should be called English Footbal.

[Magus]

It is called Football, almost everywhere.

Fuzzball, Futball, Pudball, Padball, Kurat(Ball) Kadam(Foot).

It's just in America, since they have this sport of smashing each other body to get their hands on an ovoid shaped leather wherein a torn foot is inserted, they decided to call it soccer.

[britishboy]

Oh, I expected this thread to pop up sooner or later. It is soccer for everyone in the US and Ireland. It's football everywhere else... This argument is invalid. Why should there be a debate of this? There will be no outcome as people would still call it what they prefer.

exactly its the same as colour and color

[Pichu]

I don't hate it being called soccer?

I call it football if i'm talking to someone from England but soccer if i'm talking about it to Americans, just so that it doesn't get confused with American football, but I don't mind either.

[HockeyLovesMe]

in canada we call it soccer.. not sure wat mexico or south america calls it thogh

[Harry Smith]

It's football, it just because Yanks can't speak properly

[britishboy]

It's football, it just because Yanks can't speak properly

haha:D they call trainers sneakers:p

[Jess]

I call it soccer but only because I'm used to that term. When I see 'football' I always think of the American football sport.

Oh, I expected this thread to pop up sooner or later. It is soccer for everyone in the US and Ireland. It's football everywhere else... This argument is invalid. Why should there be a debate of this? There will be no outcome as people would still call it what they prefer.

Basically this. It shouldn't even be a debate. People from different states call soda (for example) different terms, there are different terms for the same thing for the US and UK.

[Plane And Simple]

Basically this. It shouldn't even be a debate. People from different states call soda (for example) different terms, there are different terms for the same thing for the US and UK.

Agreed. Here we call soda "casera" because it's a Brand, we call the transparent sticky film Tesafilm 'cause it's a brand too. People's preference, I don't mind reading "soccer" anywhere

[Cygnus]

not sure wat mexico or south america calls it thogh

I said that already, it is called futbol.

[Camazotz]

It's football, it just because Yanks can't speak properly

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-of-the-word-soccer/

It doesn't matter, both words came from the British.

If they're referring to the same sport, it doesn't matter what you call it.

[jayyy-lmao]

Dude, the reason us Irish don't say soccer is because we play Gaelic Football, which we just call football. Nothing to do with the UK.
We actually say football more often, unless you're talking to GAA lovers. For national clarification, we say soccer.

[tovaris]

Football because you play with your feet

[LunarScorpio]

Football. Full stop

[Mob Boss]

Football makes a heck of a lot more sense, and we seem to be the only nation (that I know of) that even calls it soccer. *shrugs*

Opps, and apparently Ireland as well. ^

[superstarB]

Everywhere except in America it is called Futbol with an accent over the u, in USA its Soccer, and American football is called rugby in some places

[chrisf55]

I just gave you sports fans a good reason to debate, football (or a variation of it like fútbol in spanish) is the international name for it, British people hate the term soccer. Now the only countries that call the sport soccer (I have searched and was unable to find more) are the US (because they have an impulse to differentiate themselves in senseless ways) and Ireland (because of anti-UK movements).

Now discuss, what is and should be the actual name for it?

Football forever, I hope the gringos change the name of that other piece of crap to eggtoss.

Your reasons for why the US and Ireland call it soccer aren't accurate, just biased statements, as is your opinion of American football. One of the only reasons we still call it soccer because Football is already taken and is more popular.

Back on topic, this link gives you all you need to know about why we call it soccer and other countries that call is soccer: http://soccerlens.com/why-do-americans-call-it-soccer/3360/

[chrisf55]

Everywhere except in America it is called Futbol with an accent over the u, in USA its Soccer, and American football is called rugby in some places

Rugby is actually an entirely different sport, but is similar to Football.