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World Cup Nonsense
12-06-2006, 10:49 AM,
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World Cup Nonsense
I am bemused about all this aversion to the word soccer, when the word is a 100% English invention. I was pleased to note however, that even the BBC (Five Live, to be exact) have no compunction in using it at all. I heard only two days ago the anchor man refer to "soccer's World Cup" with not even a hint of disapproval from the panel of experts. And of course BBC's World Service use it even more frequently.

Having said that, it surprises me still further that Australia's soccer body has changed its name to "Football Australia" and refuses to acknowledge any other name. Although there again, as every man and his wombat has pointed out, the national team here are still officially called the Socceroos.

Personally, I think the word "football" rather ugly. And while "soccer" ain't exactly pretty said out aloud, at least it looks better on paper, albeit perhaps more akin to Portugese than English.

And if soccer is a contraction of "association football", why isn't league football logger?

I shall probably sleep through the Australia -v- Japan game (starting in just over two hours, I believe), but be assured I will check here first for the results and commentary Smile
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World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 07-06-2006, 11:20 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 07-06-2006, 12:06 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 07-06-2006, 01:00 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 07-06-2006, 03:04 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 07-06-2006, 06:16 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by MickCollins - 07-06-2006, 06:20 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 07-06-2006, 06:38 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 07-06-2006, 07:13 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 07-06-2006, 07:15 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 07-06-2006, 07:20 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 07-06-2006, 07:30 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 07-06-2006, 07:46 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 07-06-2006, 08:51 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by ljs - 07-06-2006, 09:09 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 07-06-2006, 09:22 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 07-06-2006, 09:35 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 08-06-2006, 07:58 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by ljs - 08-06-2006, 08:15 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by MickCollins - 08-06-2006, 09:54 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by gary c - 08-06-2006, 12:41 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 08-06-2006, 03:06 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 08-06-2006, 08:18 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 09-06-2006, 09:40 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 09-06-2006, 10:04 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 09-06-2006, 03:49 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 09-06-2006, 06:24 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 09-06-2006, 06:56 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 10-06-2006, 12:16 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 10-06-2006, 09:18 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 10-06-2006, 10:04 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 10-06-2006, 11:31 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 10-06-2006, 02:02 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 10-06-2006, 03:03 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 10-06-2006, 03:57 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 10-06-2006, 05:04 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 12-06-2006, 10:25 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by ljs - 12-06-2006, 10:44 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 12-06-2006, 10:49 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 12-06-2006, 12:01 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 12-06-2006, 09:59 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 13-06-2006, 10:02 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 14-06-2006, 07:11 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 14-06-2006, 10:59 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 15-06-2006, 11:21 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 15-06-2006, 06:01 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 16-06-2006, 08:07 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by stillwaddler - 16-06-2006, 11:11 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 17-06-2006, 08:17 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 17-06-2006, 08:43 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 17-06-2006, 09:02 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 19-06-2006, 09:45 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 19-06-2006, 10:37 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 19-06-2006, 11:36 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 20-06-2006, 01:43 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 20-06-2006, 09:40 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 20-06-2006, 09:45 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 21-06-2006, 08:38 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 21-06-2006, 08:42 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 21-06-2006, 09:32 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 21-06-2006, 10:40 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 21-06-2006, 11:02 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 21-06-2006, 11:14 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 22-06-2006, 08:07 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 22-06-2006, 09:44 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 22-06-2006, 12:42 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 22-06-2006, 03:25 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 22-06-2006, 06:07 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 22-06-2006, 06:10 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 22-06-2006, 06:12 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 22-06-2006, 07:08 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 22-06-2006, 09:42 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 22-06-2006, 10:15 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 22-06-2006, 11:10 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 23-06-2006, 08:47 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 23-06-2006, 08:51 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by MickCollins - 23-06-2006, 09:27 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 23-06-2006, 10:01 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 23-06-2006, 10:44 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 23-06-2006, 01:11 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 23-06-2006, 04:13 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 24-06-2006, 08:59 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 24-06-2006, 09:08 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 24-06-2006, 09:57 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 24-06-2006, 10:05 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 24-06-2006, 11:00 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 24-06-2006, 12:22 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 24-06-2006, 01:33 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 24-06-2006, 02:53 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 24-06-2006, 05:27 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 25-06-2006, 09:35 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 25-06-2006, 11:44 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 25-06-2006, 11:47 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 25-06-2006, 11:58 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 25-06-2006, 11:59 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 25-06-2006, 01:26 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 25-06-2006, 05:48 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 25-06-2006, 09:36 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 26-06-2006, 02:57 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 26-06-2006, 10:01 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 26-06-2006, 11:09 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 27-06-2006, 01:33 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 27-06-2006, 08:39 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 27-06-2006, 11:21 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 27-06-2006, 01:13 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 27-06-2006, 09:02 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 27-06-2006, 09:16 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 27-06-2006, 09:27 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 27-06-2006, 10:04 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 27-06-2006, 10:32 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 27-06-2006, 10:38 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 28-06-2006, 09:13 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 28-06-2006, 10:53 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 28-06-2006, 07:47 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 29-06-2006, 09:05 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 29-06-2006, 09:14 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 29-06-2006, 12:08 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by MickCollins - 29-06-2006, 03:37 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 30-06-2006, 08:25 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 01-07-2006, 09:01 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 01-07-2006, 09:19 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by MickCollins - 01-07-2006, 09:38 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 01-07-2006, 12:39 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 01-07-2006, 06:27 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 01-07-2006, 07:08 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 02-07-2006, 08:24 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 02-07-2006, 09:43 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 02-07-2006, 10:47 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 02-07-2006, 10:47 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 03-07-2006, 10:26 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 04-07-2006, 12:27 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 04-07-2006, 05:39 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Seafront Plodder - 04-07-2006, 10:25 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 04-07-2006, 06:13 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 04-07-2006, 09:49 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 04-07-2006, 10:57 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 04-07-2006, 11:22 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 05-07-2006, 01:18 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 08-07-2006, 09:24 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 08-07-2006, 09:49 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 08-07-2006, 10:13 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Sweder - 10-07-2006, 09:46 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Bierzo Baggie - 10-07-2006, 01:33 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 10-07-2006, 02:31 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 12-07-2006, 10:19 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by Nigel - 13-07-2006, 08:43 AM
World Cup Nonsense - by Bierzo Baggie - 13-07-2006, 12:47 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 13-07-2006, 01:11 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 13-07-2006, 04:59 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 13-07-2006, 09:19 PM
World Cup Nonsense - by El Gordo - 13-07-2006, 11:03 PM

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