Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Soccer, futbol, football

If you ever want to get on my bad side, try to correct me when I call the game I love soccer.

Even better, especially if you're an American, call it the "real football".

It snobbery and bullshit. I'm an American, the game is soccer. In England, the game is football. In Italy, the game is calcio. Which does not translate to "football", I might add.

Rugby, Gaelic, American, Aussie Rules...it's ALL football. All of these games basically came from the same source.

Finally, the term "soccer" has an English origin, so when some English snob tries to correct you, tell him he better learn his history.