>>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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Well, they would, wouldn't they? ;-) Just to get at the English.

Trust me, the word soccer originated in England.

http://www.soccer-fans-info.com/origin-of-the-word-soccer.html

I learned something from that myself. It says the English did not necessarily invent the game, they just popularized it. Sounds like a similar game developed independently in different parts of the world. God, I hope France wasn't one of them ;-)

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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...

Smiles are good.