The Word Soccer Comes from Britain

Football vs soccer is a hotly contested topic. The majority of people prefer the word "football" when referring to sports. Of course, football already exists in America, so they use "soccer." merely a ridiculous American affixation? Not quite. Because soccer is a British term, blame them.

Rugby football and association football existed in the 1880s, which is when the distinction was made. Rugger was reduced to rugby. Football was reduced to soccer first, then to assoccer. The moniker soccer was occasionally used, although the name football was remained more prevalent.

Both gridiron and association football were played in America. But nobody refers to it as gridiron football; instead, they simply call it football. As a result, Americans now refer to association football as soccer by default. Because it was essentially and hilariously too American, soccer eventually lost popularity in England.