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Oct 26 1863 England: The Football Association organized the game into a sportive "constitution" called the Laws of Football. The term "soccer" appeared shortly after, being an abbreviation from "Football Association" (from assoc.) and although not as heavily used as soccer, it was a short, light form to describe the phenomenon.
It became the American preference for 'Football' after confusion from using the term football to describe both the original style and American style or Gridiron.
The US tried a number of different monickers before finally deciding on The US Soccer Federation.
Oct 26 1863 England: The Football Association organized the game into a sportive "constitution" called the Laws of Football. The term "soccer" appeared shortly after, being an abbreviation from "Football Association" (from assoc.) and although not as heavily used as soccer, it was a short, light form to describe the phenomenon.
It became the American preference for 'Football' after confusion from using the term football to describe both the original style and American style or Gridiron.
The US tried a number of different monickers before finally deciding on The US Soccer Federation.
