Soccer Origin
The word soccer is derived from an abbreviation of association as in – Association Football. In 1890 it was spelt variously as socca and socker. It is said that upper class sportsman had a fad of adding ‘er’ to everything. Rugby became rugger and socca became soccer. Incidentally, my favourite example of this patois is Pragger Wagger, a slang word for the Prince of Wales (Later Edward VII).
A Game of Two Halves?
I wonder if this picture was taken in America? My thinking is that in England we call the game football, whereas football in America would mean the grid iron game.
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