Names for association football
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In the [[United States]], where [[American football]] is more popular, the word ''football'' is used to refer only to that sport. Association football is most commonly referred to as ''soccer''. |
In the [[United States]], where [[American football]] is more popular, the word ''football'' is used to refer only to that sport. Association football is most commonly referred to as ''soccer''. |
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As early as 1911 there were several names in use for the sport in the Americas. A 29 December 1911 ''New York Times'' article reporting on the addition of the game as an official collegiate sport in the US referred to it as "association football", "soccer" and "soccer football" all in a single article.{{cite news| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/12/29/104846732.pdf | work=The New York Times | title=COLLEGES TO BOOM SOCCER FOOTBALL; National Collegiate Association Gives Official Recognition to the Sport | date=29 December 1911 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304192822/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/12/29/104846732.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2021 | url-status=live }} |
As early as 1911, there were several names in use for the sport in the Americas. A 29 December 1911 ''New York Times'' article reporting on the addition of the game as an official collegiate sport in the US referred to it as "association football", "soccer" and "soccer football" all in a single article.{{cite news| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/12/29/104846732.pdf | work=The New York Times | title=COLLEGES TO BOOM SOCCER FOOTBALL; National Collegiate Association Gives Official Recognition to the Sport | date=29 December 1911 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304192822/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/12/29/104846732.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2021 | url-status=live }} |
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The sport's governing body is the [[United States Soccer Federation]]; however, it was originally called the ''U.S. Football Association'', and was formed in 1913 by the merger of the ''American Football Association'' and the ''American Amateur Football Association''. The word "soccer" was added to the name in 1945, making it the ''U.S. Soccer Football Association'', and it did not drop the word "football" until 1974, when it assumed its current name. |
The sport's governing body is the [[United States Soccer Federation]]; however, it was originally called the ''U.S. Football Association'', and was formed in 1913 by the merger of the ''American Football Association'' and the ''American Amateur Football Association''. The word "soccer" was added to the name in 1945, making it the ''U.S. Soccer Football Association'', and it did not drop the word "football" until 1974, when it assumed its current name. |
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