Map shows which countries call it 'football' and which call it 'soccer'

Redditor reddripper collects this "beautiful game" called the excellent map from all over the world

It is based on etymology of language. Every pink country calls it a literal translation of "football" or "soccer". Every blue country calls it a part of "football" or "football" translation. Every green country calls it something quite different

Takeaway: Not only Americans are calling "football". It is not a long shot. Most of Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, Oceania, South Africa and even Italy is called "Football".

"This is an acronym for the Football Association Both football and American football were born from the same series of pioneering sports that spread to the Atlantic Ocean with increasing popularity in upper-class English schools in the early 19th century. However, the rules vary from place to place, the standard version that is finally adopted in the UK is called Association Football, the other rules have won the United States, and the UK sports.

Discussion between football and football is always present. Because Americans began calling "football" for games where their feet would not touch the ball, and in other places they made completely different words called "soccer". The difference between the two games is highlighted in the next article. To avoid the overall confusion, the word "football" here refers to American football, which mainly refers to games dealing with balls, "football" refers to games playing with balls, or the Football Confederate as well It is being done

In the United States alone, the word "football" is used to distinguish sports, it is a name comparable to American football and unfairly criticized from American football. The roots of American football are football association and football football. It's still in the family of football, so the name is not wrong. Another misunderstanding is that the word "football" is an American invention. This nickname was first used in the UK, but it became obsolete later as the rugby football is called football and the football club is called football later.

We call it "football" based on American football and rugby games. So then why is not the football original game so famous as North America, is not famous in other countries other than our continent? One of the real reasons is that unlike other sports such as American football, hockey, basketball, there are no great traditions in football in North America. Furthermore, since many of us seem to have no patience, cultural differences are not ashamed of North American football.