Why the hell do americans insist in saying "soccer"  to Real Football?
415047
Because they're morons and they think that that idiotic game they call football is actually a real game.
600130
well most americans have not yet been exposed to the spirit of soccer.\nLuckily though americans have started to make a move in the right direction. I hear of new MLS teams arrising each season and also more MLS stadium being revamped. \nSo hopefully in a decade or two soccer will be more of a adrenaline rush here too.
1120686
So tired of this question... \n\nWhy is the rest of the world so insecure because Americans have a game that is more fun than soccer and decided to call it football.  I'm thinking of starting a petition to change the official name of the American sport from football to:\n"THE GREATEST GAME IN THE WORLD AND TONS BETTER THAN DUMB STUPID SOCCER BALL"  \nWe'll still call it football for short though and insist that persons from Europe must call it by it's formal name.  Anyone want to sign up?  \n\nIf you are really interested in how American football got it's name, see the link below.  Everything you ever wanted to know.
1099097
My sentiments exactly. Football (soccer) has been around far longer than American football, so I fail to see why the rest of the world should start calling football by a different name to fit in with one country. American football involves the hands rather than the feet, so why it is known as football anyway is beyond me.\n\nThe hint is in the quote you gave; ''when is the rest of the world going to get the terminology right?''  I suggest that if the whole world except one country calls them footballers, then this is the correct terminology.\n\nTo me 'soccer players' will always be footballers.
1185520
Its only in america that soccer is called soccer otherwise go to other countries and you will find them calling soccer football. Infact i was surprised to go USA and found out that football is another sport altogether.
590180
Football.  We invented it (the UK) and named it, all before America was even discovered, and it's an English word.  So defo football, only americans and australians call it soccer (wrongly).\n\nAmerican football they use their hands as do AFL players so its hardly football
40539
The international game known as Football (or Futbol) - what Americans refer to as "soccer" - has only gained popularity in America in the last few years, and has never been a popular spectator sport here.  Although American football does involve hand-touching, it is one of the few games played here that involves kicking the ball, so that's probably where the name came from.
1031935
We already have our own sport which we refer to as Football.  So do the Australians, which is why they're the socceroos, not footballeroos.  Shame that it causes such stress outside of our countries, a lot of people must have pretty near perfect lives if they have enough time to worry about out use of the term soccer!
1140720
beacuse in america football is played by hands thats why they cannot call it football
393018
well it's a ball you kick with your foot!\n\nEdit: english football, americans copied us!
1029427
No not just the USA. It is known as Soccer in Australia also as we have other games that are coded as football. Although football is the correct term, I don't get all caught up in that. It's not meant offensively to the game, it's just a cultural thing.
819854
The word "soccer" actually comes from England, where the   modern version of the game originated.\nIn England, there were two types of football: rugby football and association football. The slang term for rugby football was "rugger," and the slang for association football was "assoc." The word "assoc" gradually evolved into "soccer," which was much easier to say.\nWhen association football was introduced to North America, gridiron football (the type played by the NFL and in the Super Bowl) was already well established. To avoid confusion, Americans adopted the British nickname "soccer" for the new sport.\n\nGreg
445504
The problem is not that Americans butcher soccer (they are ranked 5th in the world and the MLS is not a joke anymore). The problem lies in the fact that Americans HAVE butchered the real meaning of sport. Look at the professional leagues in the States for Baseball, American Football, Basketball, etc. They are plagued with player strikes, horrible and inconsistent officiating, and horrid marketing schemes. It's not about tradition, winning, or entertainment. It's about making money. The Brits want eternal glory for thier team. The Russians are not nearly as likely to undermine that, in fact they are as passionate about sport as the Brits are with football. The British fans are upset and they should be. They believe Americans don't know the first thing about football as it's played over there, and they don't. The game is different, the players are different, and most importantly the FANS are different. I BLEED Arsenal Red, I don't simply root for them. There's also the way he's threatened the existence of Manchester United by incurring debt, using the team to secure £265 million, or $490 million, of loans as part of his £790 million takeover price. The man also hates sports. He was once seen rooting for the opposing team when he attended, which is a rare occurance, a game of his NFL team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He knows nothing of pride, traditions, and the importance of soccer. That's why the Brits are pissed, not simply because he's a Yankee.
1036910
Well... take it from an American. The football that you know and love isn't quite as popular here in the states as American Football. Good point made, it IS pointless that we call football soccer. I think America has a pride issue. We don't (as a whole) go nuts over soccer (football) as the rest of the planet, I wish we did, but we don't. I believe it's because we know we're not that great at it. \n\nAmerica only dominates the sports that we made up. And those are the sports that are most widely televised and merchandised, hence making them "more popular" than the world's sports. Soccer is truly The World's Sport. But, we must be stubborn.\nWhy do you think we don't use the system of standard weights and measures? We've got to be the oddball out of the world...
328616
negative, never, the reason why  is that the us is the ONLY country in the world that calls football "soccer".
546335
why is 'football' called 'soccer'?\n\nThe word "soccer" actually comes from England, where the modern version of the game originated.\n\nIn England, there were two types of football: rugby football and association football. The slang term for rugby football was "rugger," and the slang for association football was "assoc." The word "assoc" gradually evolved into "soccer," which was much easier to say.\n\nWhen association football was introduced to North America, gridiron football (the type played by the NFL and in the Super Bowl) was already well established. To avoid confusion, Americans adopted the British nickname "soccer" for the new sport.
589583
You incorrectly called soccer "football."  Football is played in America and is a real sport.  Soccer is a game -- not a sport.  Anyone can kick a little ball.