Talk:Soccer (disambiguation)

Words for types of football
You might have valid points. However, 300 million+ people aren't going to change what they have been saying their entire lives.

Tony —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.59.102.165 (talk) 18:02, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

This is my first time creating a page on Wikipedia so please bear with me. My article is in reference to DISAMBIGUATION, this is the only explanation I could find for the word,( to establish the true meaning of an expression, regulation, or ruling that is confusing or that could be interpreted in more than one way.) I would like to start with the word SOCCER, Could anyone tell me where the word originated?? The use of the word to describe FOOTBALL is very confusing as this term is only used in the North American Continent. While I am on the topic of Football, could anyone explain how American Football can be so called when the only time a foot makes contact with the ball is for a Kick Off or a Field Goal. I think that this sport should be refered to as American Rugby as I am sure that is where the game originated from, the English sport so named after the game first played at the presigious RUGBY UNIVERSITY, with of course a huge alteration of the rules repected by the rest of the world. Please respond to this Talk Page so that we can sort out this confusing terminology.

UnkyB

There is no such place as Rugby University. Rugby football was invented (by accident, according to tradition) at Rugby school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.171.163.185 (talk) 12:31, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * From "Association Football". Anthony Appleyard (talk) 04:55, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

SOCA

 * I have heard "SOCA" pronounced the same as the usual pronunciation of "soccer". Anthony Appleyard (talk) 04:55, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Irleand
I was wondering about the use of the word soccer in Ireland as stated on the main page. Is this really true? But why are the associations called Football Association of Ireland (http://www.fai.ie/) and Irish Football Association (http://www.irishfa.com/)? Maybe someone knows more details... Robertbaum (talk) 05:19, 30 January 2010 (UTC)


 * See Monday Night Soccer or do a wiki search for "Irish soccer". Also RTE Sport and the Independent call it "Socer".  They even call it soccer in Northern Ireland: Association football in Northern Ireland. Mohrflies (talk) 14:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC)


 * They also call young ladies "motts" in southern Ireland but that doesn't mean that we should change all articles to use the word "mott". The Belfast Telegraph uses the word "Football" to refer to association football http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/ Silent Billy (talk) 03:27, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * মিরাজ হোসেন শুভ 203.190.13.154 (talk) 05:47, 26 August 2023 (UTC)