It's FOOTBALL as per FIFA 2006.  Anybody get annoyed with the "excuse me, it's soccer" line...\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football
129957
yes it is football, it is not soccer.. you have won.. well done :)
630598
It is fair. you know why. cuz in one game you have to play your heart out. theree is no tomorrow. that's what makes millions of people jump out of ther shoes when their team makes it. also the quality of soccer is better. about the refs there is nothing they can do. It's been a part of the world cup since the beginning so it's pretty much part of it.
369930
it's called association football, and soccer is just derived somehow from the word association and so we call it soccer.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29_names
276475
it begins in england few hundreds years ago. they called it football. some want to play it with feet and hands while some want to play it only with feet. so those who want to play it with feet get together and formed an association - football association. so they they call their game association football, later they call it soccer for ease of pronounciation. they call the football with hands and feet rugger ball, which later they call it rugby\n\nthis is true history but I can't remember it. perhaps somebody out there could give details
334908
Well, considering the Scots invented it, and called it FOOTball, cos you kick the ball with your FOOT, it kind of makes sense to me.  Less of the language please.
126060
What does this have to do with soccer?
125910
It's because the term "football" in the US means American Football and not what the rest of the world thinks is "football".  It's the same way in Australia, "football" to them means Aussie Rules Football.  They say soccer just like Americans do.
567734
FIFA has ordered the refs to crack down on fouls, and have added a number of infractions where the ref MUST give out a yellow card--some of  which are stupid, I agree.\n\nFIFA is trying to "raise the tone" of the game, but they are being way too heavy handed about it.
137983
This is football, not futbol
154528
Don't get me started on this!\nThe numpties that call it soccer need a slap
173070
well it's a ball you kick with your foot!\n\nEdit: english football, americans copied us!
648472
OK I know that the English/Europeans call it Football because the game is played with the skills of the foot etc, but I'm an Aussie and we call it soccer too. I don't understand why you guys get so bent out of shape over what other countries relate to as the name or code of a game or sport. Countries are different and have different names for more things that the codes of sport. You call it football, we call it soccer, we say footy, you guys say league. It doesn't matter. Whatever it's called isn't the point, the point is the game and people's love and support for it. Celebrate our differences in language and grammar, it's what makes each of our countries and sports unique. It's not meant as an offence. It;s just the way it is.
616294
I assume you mean soccer since you posted this in the World Cup forum.\n\nI'm impressed that you know it is "offside" not "offsides"\n\nThere are two parts to offside: offside position and offside offence.\n\nOFFSIDE POSITION:\nIt is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position. A player is in an offside position if:\n* he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent.\nA player is not in an offside position if\n* he is in his own half of the field of play or\n* he is level with the second last opponent or\n* he is level with the last two opponents.\n\nOFFSIDE OFFENCE:\nA player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by:\n* interfering with play or\n* interfering with an opponent or\n* gaining an advantage by being in that position.\n\nFor any offside offence, the referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred.\n\nAlso, there is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from:\n* a goal kick or\n* a throw-in or\n* a corner kick
618034
and is this related to soccer how?
145511
US and Canada calls anything they want to anything. I have asked this question to so many people. Why do they call football as football, when most of the time they simply hold it in the hands and run. And why not call football (referring to soccer) just as the rest of the world.
198088
hehe you are so funny... maybe in a movie:) how about fifa against uefa..?
232758
Americans are Idiots thats why. As one I unfortunately live everyday seeing such things as Football called Soccer. It must stem from when the Pilgrams came over, they didn't want anything to do with England. Therefore they changed the name of England's beloved game to soccer. At this very moment I am wearing a nike "soccer" t shirt, if I wore one that said Football then these imbiciles would think I was talking about stupid "American Football". I think your right about changing it back to football, but americans are stubborn mules and won't change for anything.