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Reply #360 on: July 02, 2021, 06:36:07 AM


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Reply #361 on: July 02, 2021, 12:31:17 PM
Quote from: ToeinH2O on July 02, 2021, 06:36:07 AM
Today I learned that...


https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-some-people-call-football-soccer

When I was young (and Adam was a lad) the term soccer always seemed more effete than football. Real players never used it.  Interesting article, Toe, Wikipedia also points out the tendency for UK slang to add 'er' to the end of words and rugby is also called rugger.



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Reply #362 on: July 02, 2021, 02:25:36 PM
Linguistically creative students at the University of Oxford in the 1880s distinguished between the sports of “rugger” (rugby football) and “assoccer” (association football). The latter term was further shortened to “soccer” (sometimes spelled “socker”), and the name quickly spread beyond the campus. However, “soccer” never became much more than a nickname in Great Britain. By the 20th century, rugby football was more commonly called rugby, while association football had earned the right to be known as just plain football.

So it is really Assoccer.  Got it.


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Reply #363 on: July 02, 2021, 05:46:40 PM
Quote from: ToeinH2O on July 02, 2021, 02:25:36 PM
Linguistically creative students at the University of Oxford in the 1880s distinguished between the sports of “rugger” (rugby football) and “assoccer” (association football). The latter term was further shortened to “soccer” (sometimes spelled “socker”), and the name quickly spread beyond the campus. However, “soccer” never became much more than a nickname in Great Britain. By the 20th century, rugby football was more commonly called rugby, while association football had earned the right to be known as just plain football.

So it is really Assoccer.  Got it.

But to us that should be arsesoccer; usually played by Arsenal.  ;D


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Reply #364 on: July 02, 2021, 06:01:27 PM
I read a book ages ago that discussed how rugby and soccer developed into separate sports, as well as how American football developed from American universities wanting to play rugby rather than soccer. It's kind of fun to think about how different American sports might be if they had gone with soccer instead, including whether there'd be a new sport now like 'American soccer' ..which still might be called 'American football'  ;D


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Reply #365 on: July 04, 2021, 12:10:44 AM
ODK is probably hyperventilating right now  ;D ;D ;D


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Reply #366 on: July 04, 2021, 01:46:52 PM
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ODK is probably hyperventilating right now  ;D ;D ;D

Deep joy pervades my whole being once again.

Happy 4th of July to everyone across the pond.


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Reply #367 on: July 04, 2021, 11:31:14 PM


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Reply #368 on: July 04, 2021, 11:42:39 PM
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Reply #369 on: July 05, 2021, 11:30:30 AM
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Reply #370 on: July 07, 2021, 03:24:56 PM
Italy squeaked past Spain, thanks to Spain's poor record on penalty kicks.  Will England use home field advantage to defeat Denmark?  Hope the match is exciting.

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Reply #371 on: July 07, 2021, 04:41:52 PM
Quote from: watcher1 on July 07, 2021, 03:24:56 PM
Italy squeaked past Spain, thanks to Spain's poor record on penalty kicks.  Will England use home field advantage to defeat Denmark?  Hope the match is exciting.


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Reply #372 on: July 07, 2021, 06:20:21 PM
Quote from: ToeinH2O on July 07, 2021, 04:41:52 PM
Quote from: watcher1 on July 07, 2021, 03:24:56 PM
Italy squeaked past Spain, thanks to Spain's poor record on penalty kicks.  Will England use home field advantage to defeat Denmark?  Hope the match is exciting.


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Reply #373 on: July 08, 2021, 01:33:08 PM
Quote from: watcher1 on July 07, 2021, 03:24:56 PM
Italy squeaked past Spain, thanks to Spain's poor record on penalty kicks.  Will England use home field advantage to defeat Denmark?  Hope the match is exciting.

Hi Watcher.

It was for English fans. Overall I think we deserved it. A soft penalty that I would have been annoyed about it had it been given against England but Denmark were tired and obviously playing for a draw and the penalty shoot out. I wouldn't have been confident of a penalty shoot out win with Schmeichal on such good form.

Italy will be a much tougher game.




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Reply #374 on: July 08, 2021, 03:51:59 PM
Thank you Toe, CT and Obi.

Good stop by the Danish keeper but heads up play by Kane.  Walker and Sterling still were fast after 110 plus minutes.

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Reply #375 on: July 09, 2021, 07:07:51 PM
Rumor has it that ManCity cannot afford a striker like Kane so now ManU is in the running....

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Reply #376 on: July 12, 2021, 12:05:29 AM








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Reply #377 on: July 12, 2021, 12:37:07 AM
Poor ODK  :'(


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Reply #378 on: July 12, 2021, 02:55:48 PM
England and Spain need to have a refresher course for their players on how to kick penalty kicks.  Don't try to be fancy. Blast the ball in the upper or lower corners. These players are pros.


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Reply #379 on: July 12, 2021, 04:38:51 PM
I knew as soon as I saw it would go to penalties that Italy would likely win. Maybe it's become a bit of a cliche, but England has a poor history when it comes to shootouts, and you'd think it's something Southgate & Co would've given more attention.

Just in the European Championship alone..

WON against Spain in the Euro 96 quarter final
LOST against Germany in the Euro 96 semi final
LOST against Portugal in the Euro 04 quarter final
LOST against Italy in the Euro 12 quarter final
LOST against Italy in the Euro 20 final

Then out of four shootouts in the World Cup, England have lost three of four.


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