Bye Ivory Coast is a great soccer country
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Originally posted by L/\DY G/\G/\
It was only for the proper people. I guess the peasants call it football
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Originally posted by tbhmatt
many of the Americans who call it soccer originated from England.  The American version of the sport wouldn't exist had the original sport not originated from England. I don't see your point. No one in England calls it soccer, even if the word did originate from here. |
The point is that it was referred to as soccer in England, to differentiate it from rugby, which is why it was called that in the US
