http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wreford-Brown

>>You probably already know the word soccer comes from England, not the U.S. You know, the country that invented the game.
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>Frenchs claim they invented football. I never seen soccer word from any european TV's included english TV's.
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>>I had not thought of team nicknames being amusing but can see how they might be from a different POV. The reason is probably that we have multiple team sports, not just one. A headline of "Chicago beats New York" wouldn't be very useful if you didn't know whether it meant football, basketball, or hockey (all in season at the moment).
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>We have multiple team sports too. Basketball, volleyball, handball... Our men basketball and women volleyball teams are good. We have worlds number one volleyball women player. She is a cuba citizen.. Hehe...
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>I think so reason is your people see sport as an entertainment more from us. That's a good thing. I had just made a joke...