Whoever referred to it as the 'Soccer World Cup' is barking mad.
Find TRF at:
Whoever referred to it as the 'Soccer World Cup' is barking mad.
Sorry but its called the Football World Cup ... you can moan or whatever but unfortunately the trophy is the Football World Cup and not the Soccer World Cup!
Soccer is the abbreviated name for Association football, as coined by the FA when the rules of the game were first drawn up.
"Football" is a generic term used for team sports (Including Soccer, Rugby, League, Gridiron, Gaelic, AFL and several others), always used as an abreveation for the the most popular form of it in that particular country. So in the UK, it's Soccer. In Australia, it's AFL. In America, it's Gridiron.
The Rugby Forum is an international forum, therefore it's the Soccer World Cup.
Anyone who says otherwise is a Marxist.
WARNING!
The above comments may contain traces of sarcasm and/or humour
They also may not reflect the opinions of those who read them
Reader discretion is advised
You might also find: its the 2010 FIFA World Cup ...
FIFA = Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
2 things:Originally Posted by Cymro
1. It's in French
2. Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Association
WARNING!
The above comments may contain traces of sarcasm and/or humour
They also may not reflect the opinions of those who read them
Reader discretion is advised
And ... just copied it from the official site ....
Just wanted to point out its actually the Football World Cup ... next
No, it's actually "The World Cup". Not "The Football World Cup".
Therefore, on TRF, it's "Soccer World Cup".
Now... Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhh!
WARNING!
The above comments may contain traces of sarcasm and/or humour
They also may not reflect the opinions of those who read them
Reader discretion is advised
*Cough* FIFA World Cup *Cough*
It's in South Africa, and we call it soccer. Not Football. Therefor, Soccer World Cup 2010 is appropriate. Thanks Bullit.
i can't stand the uses of the the word football for soccer
Soon we shall rejoice
http://kidneyclock.net/
Soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer. Do your worst :P
Soccerball
Hows that?
"The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move"
2010's Most Underrated
2012's Best Signature
Prefer "foocer" myself
I play both Football and Soccer, and they are playing Soccer in South Africa next month
Heres something just a little bit different...
New Zealand Soccer had their name changed a couple of years ago to be New Zealand Football (I think thats right but could have association in there)
not that it really matters, because new zealand shouldnt count, even though we bet serbia
yeah i went there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_CupThe FIFA World Cup, also called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not contested because of World War II.
Reply With Quote
