For the majority of the world, football is king. Yet, when Americans talk about the sport, it’s referred to as “soccer”. It’s one of the great differences between America and the rest of the world, but the reason why this is the case came about in quite a unique way.
Where the majority of the world thinks “soccer” is an American-created term, it actually came from the birthplace of the sport itself: England! Way back in the 1863, approximately when the modern game was invented, England formed the Football Association to create a set of rules for the game. At around the same time, rugby football was also coming into prominence and its rules differed greatly from its counterpart.
