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<blockquote data-quote="sanzar" data-source="post: 180714"><p>You're right it is pointless. Why spend so much energy trying to change what is essentially an Australian linguistic institution? Soccer fans in Aus should never have demanded we all uniformly dub it, and only it, football. I'm just putting my case forward for a bit of equality in the use of terminology... I honestly can't work out why it's such a horrendous crime that Australians dare call association football by an easier to distinguish (and legitimate) name. As I said, I didn't even start this argument, I just wanted to shut up the soccer types in Aus who demand we all call it football (despite our complicated sporting landscape) without being able to provide a solid justification <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> .</p><p></p><p>Edit: just as a point of interest on the incredible "growth of soccer", the herald today ran a story on how the ratings of the A-League final were outstripped by the round 3 Highlanders v Waratahs match last week. So perhaps that's an indicator in how far off soccer is from being our "dominat code" (considering Rugby is significantly weaker than AFL and League).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sanzar, post: 180714"] You're right it is pointless. Why spend so much energy trying to change what is essentially an Australian linguistic institution? Soccer fans in Aus should never have demanded we all uniformly dub it, and only it, football. I'm just putting my case forward for a bit of equality in the use of terminology... I honestly can't work out why it's such a horrendous crime that Australians dare call association football by an easier to distinguish (and legitimate) name. As I said, I didn't even start this argument, I just wanted to shut up the soccer types in Aus who demand we all call it football (despite our complicated sporting landscape) without being able to provide a solid justification ;) . Edit: just as a point of interest on the incredible "growth of soccer", the herald today ran a story on how the ratings of the A-League final were outstripped by the round 3 Highlanders v Waratahs match last week. So perhaps that's an indicator in how far off soccer is from being our "dominat code" (considering Rugby is significantly weaker than AFL and League). [/QUOTE]
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