>>>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.
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>Trust me, the word soccer originated in England.
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>http://www.soccer-fans-info.com/origin-of-the-word-soccer.html
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>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 ;-)

I seem to recall that the Romans (in Britain) actually invented it, kicking around an inflated pig's bladder, or something like that. Or was it a Gaul's head? So the French didn't have a hand in inventing the game - but maybe a head!

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