the word soccer is believed to have been first coined by an oxford stuent named charles wreford-brown. a bit of background first. it is common slang in uk for the suffix -er to be put at the end of words so for example rugby becomes rugger. you are right about the abbreviation of association becoming soccer and wreford-brown invented the word soccer when asked by his chums one afternoon if he wanted to join in a game of rugger to which he jauntily replied that he would rather have a game of soccer. by the way I support Portsmouth.
May 08, 2015 @ 11:38:36
