Yampy
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Correct. Soccer is a shortening of the term 'Association Football' in a time when the two forms of the game were 'Association Football' and 'Rugby Football'. Hence the terms soccer and rugger respective.If we're going to be accurate, soccer is a term that was coined in England and has been used there (on and off) ever since. The name of Sky Sports' regular Saturday show is ...... "Soccer Saturday." Similarly, the title of George Best's annually-published book about the sport in the late 60's and early 70's was, "George Best's Soccer Annual."