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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago (4 children)

So dumb it hurts,

The term "soccer" was invented in England in the late 19th century by university students. It is widely attributed to Charles Wredford-Brown, an Oxford student.

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[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Charles Wredford-Brown

I think it would have been more believable if the guy had been called Sir Nigel Britishman-Worcestershiresauce

This is a joke name surely

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wreford-Brown

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[–] hactar42@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

And the fact that everyone ignores that Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland also call it soccer

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago*

It's mixed in Canada. If you're talking about football then people will know what you mean.

Aussie Rules or Aussie Football when talking about that.

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