Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The word Soccer
The word "soccer" comes from the original name of the game "Association Football" or more precisely from its abbreviation Assoc. Assoc. was a slang term used in UK universities from about 1889. It later became socca, socker (1891) and finally evolved into soccer (1895).
The Football Association was founded in London in October 1863 by eleven clubs/schools. The Association agreed upon a standard set of rules prohibiting use of the hands or carrying the ball. The clubs which opposed this rule eventually broke away conceiving their own version of the game - rugby.
At that time, Rugger meant "rugby rules" football while soccer meant "association rules" football
The Football Association was founded in London in October 1863 by eleven clubs/schools. The Association agreed upon a standard set of rules prohibiting use of the hands or carrying the ball. The clubs which opposed this rule eventually broke away conceiving their own version of the game - rugby.
At that time, Rugger meant "rugby rules" football while soccer meant "association rules" football
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Ill Niño - One Nation Underground
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)