5 football myths that people believe to be true

#4 ‘Soccer’ is an American term

Soccer: Not as American as you think

Contrary to popular belief, soccer is not an American term. It was the British that invented the word, and the game was originally called by that name.

In the 1860s, a lot of sports similar to football existed with similar rules. However, a standardised set of rules was set for a group of teams who decided to get together, forming the rules for "Association Football".

Association Football was then much better known as “Assoccer, which later on turned into "soccer". "Football" turned out to be a general term for the various types of sport that include soccer, rugby and American football.

In America, they went back to calling it soccer to differentiate it between Football and Rugby Football.