piltdownman Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Ok this is the dumbest rant ever but it has bugged me for quite some time. Why is it that in Canada everything is X Soccer Association. Soccer stands for Association Football so why is it that every soccer group in this country puts both Soccer and Association in the name? Same thing with MLS Soccer, NFL Football, and NHL Hockey I know. Sorry but i'm a bitter man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKriSh Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 It's probably because we adopt more in terms of vocabulary from the US than Europe. Is that really what soccer stands for?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piltdownman Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 From Wikipedia - "The sport is also known by other names in some parts of the English-speaking world, usually association football and its contraction, soccer. These names are often used to distinguish the game from other codes of football, since the word "football" may be used to refer to several quite different games. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 When the FA sorted the sport out it became known as Association Football to separate it from other variations of the rules, but it takes imagination to see how "soccer" could've come from "association". Unless of course you're familiar with British slang then you know anything's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 The Canadian Association of Football is wrong because "Football" in Canada is tackle Football. The Canadian Association Football? That's incomplete. The Canadian Association Football what? The Canadian Association Football Trophy?Hat?Club?Team?Assocation? Ah right, association. The Canadian Association-Football Association. The Canadian Soccer Association, eureka! That's catchy I'm going to get this thing started right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Federation, not Association. Thank you for the applause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Well there's already a Football Canada www.footballcanada.com so the 70's/80's approach of putting the sport first and then Canada at the end can't be used again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Jeffrey S. Federation, not Association. Thank you for the applause. Wouldn't that be Confederation in Canada? So in politically correct Canada it would be: The Confederation of Canadian Association Football/Soccer Associations//L' Association de Soccer/Foot Association du Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 You're right. It is the dumbest rant. Just like the Australian Soccer Association, the Canadian Soccer Association is acceptable. "Doesn't really matter what you call it, as long as the ball's in the net ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Attack Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I think we should call it the FCGC. Federazione Canadese Giuoco Calcio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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