Nobody has a problem with soccer being called football. It is a form of football. The problem is that fans of that particular form of football seem to be under the delusion that no other form of football should be called football.danny2502 said:i think soccer should be called football through out the world as nearly every country in the world has a national team even small countries like Liechinstein even Iraq has a football team came fourth in the olympics i think
ZoraxDoom said:I prefer calling it Soccer...
No, Zorax can carry on. He is well within his rights to call association football soccer, as that is a standard alternative name for the sport.JamesyJames3 said:grrrrr!!!
You know how us passionate fans feel about that zorax :
SO STOP IT!
andrew_nixon said:No, Zorax can carry on. He is well within his rights to call association football soccer, as that is a standard alternative name for the sport.
JamesyJames3 said:Well if it annoys the football fans amongst us maybe we should come too an agreement to call it it's rightful name - Football.
I wouldnt expect you to understand Andrew, if I remember correctly, you were the one who doe not like football at all? What kind of a man are ya?
Cricketman93 said:top 5:
1) Cricket
2) Tennis
3) Basketball
4) Soccer (ha jamsey i said it and ive got andrew and hemmers to back me up )
5) Football (american).......don't really like it, but put it on there cuz i can't think of another sport right now...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................I'll post later.
What happened to using the correct name?JamesyJames3 said:1 - Football
andrew_nixon said:What happened to using the correct name?
But it isn't the correct name of the sport! The correct name of the sport that is played in, say, the Premier League is Association Football.JamesyJames3 said:That is the correct name, and i dont give a crap about any of your mumbo jumbo. So just leave it out.
JamesyJames3 said:Well if it annoys the football fans amongst us maybe we should come too an agreement to call it it's rightful name - Football.
I wouldnt expect you to understand Andrew, if I remember correctly, you were the one who doe not like football at all? What kind of a man are ya?
Exactly. Just about every form of football is manly, except the Association variety..::Stevo::. said:Personally i think a mans sport is AFL, Rugby codes and i may as well chuck in Grid Iron :boxing