Why do they call it soccer?

[synce]

I understand why America does, we're kind of retarded, but why Japan?

[WingsToDiscovery]

I guess because American English variations of words tend to be the most common in the Japanese language compared to other English dialects.

[peterv20]

i think because of the best "football" magazine called "world soccer".

[Gokiburi]

To differentiate:

Football in the US of A is where you got these hulks all wrapped up in protective gear and mean looking helmets chasing an ellipsoid instead of a ball

Soccer is what the Japanase girls won the World Cup in.

In Europe, when the say fooball, they usually mean soccer, the stuff from the US is referred to as American Football.

There's also Aussie rules football ( kind of a blend of rugby and American football ), but that would only add to the confusion

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by Gokiburi

To differentiate:

Football in the US of A is where you got these hulks all wrapped up in protective gear and mean looking helmets chasing an ellipsoid instead of a ball

Soccer is what the Japanase girls won the World Cup in.

In Europe, when the say fooball, they usually mean soccer, the stuff from the US is referred to as American Football.

There's also Aussie rules football ( kind of a blend of rugby and American football ), but that would only add to the confusion

I think he understands that.... He is asking why they call it that way in Japan. Japan doesn't have the problem the US has, where another sport is already called that.

I don't know why they call it soccer there.

[Fr3sh]

Best sport in the world

[DragonNL]

Yes I wonder why the Japanese call it soccer... and I wonder why Americans call a rugby type of playing football;



lol

[godwine]

Originally Posted by DragonNL

Yes I wonder why the Japanese call it soccer... and I wonder why Americans call a rugby type of playing football;



lol

Rugby and football are different, similar but different...

[tokusatsufan]

LOL I never knew they called rugby handegg! They could have at least found a Maori or Welsh word! I think they just call football soccer because America has a lot of influence on Japan and South Korea.

[WingsToDiscovery]

Well the full name of Rugby is "Rugby Football." Due to alterations in the sport (creating American football) there needed to be some kind of disambiguation between Football (soccer) and this new sport. "Football" was chosen for the new sport, and "Soccer" was chosen as being derived from the full name of Soccer, "Association Football." That's basically why America has that difference. TokusatsuFan basically reiterated what I believe; that there just happens to be more influence on American English when Katakana-izing things.