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Yeah, because different countries and cultures have never had different names for the same things.

Let's start complaining that Americans refer to g-strings as thongs. Everyone knows how Australian thongs are, how dare they!
 
Ur just peeved I called out the rugby (cough handball) nations for the football nobodys they are. :p
 
Black Devil Dog said:
Other than in the UK, the rest of the English speaking world calls it Soccer, derived from Association Football. Not sure why Soccer fans suddenly have a hang up about it being called Soccer.
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Mostly because the people in Brisbane that still call the game soccer are the type of people that think winning the rugby league world cup is the biggest thing in world sport and believe football is a game for wogs, shielas and poofters.

Those same people are now jumping on the bandwagon and expect to be taken seriously.
 
Donske said:
Mostly because the people in Brisbane that still call the game soccer are the type of people that think winning the rugby league world cup is the biggest thing in world sport and believe football is a game for wogs, shielas and poofters.

Those same people are now jumping on the bandwagon and expect to be taken seriously.
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The reason it's still called soccer by the vast majority in Australia at least, would have more to do with being less ambiguous than anything else.

In Qld and NSW if you call a game football, people will naturally think you're talking about Rugby League.

Same in Vic, SA, WA and Tas, where the term football applies to AFL.

Feel free to call it whatever you like, but if others call it soccer, don't get your back up.
 
No....people in Brisbane think winning State of Origen is the greatest thing in the world
 
I'm going to start calling pizza 'fish'. Watermelon shall be known as 'bricks' and jam will be called 'south east'.
 
Donske said:
Mostly because the people in Brisbane that still call the game soccer are the type of people that think winning the rugby league world cup is the biggest thing in world sport and believe football is a game for wogs, shielas and poofters.
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In Brisbane:
Rugby league: "footy" or "league"
AFL: "footy" or "AFL" or "Aussie rules"
Rugby union: "rugby"
Soccer: "soccer" or "football"
 
Its football people.

Even our little towns comp call it Football, I once played 11yrs with Westlawn Tig3rs Soccer Club, but thats all changed, and my kids if they ever come will be playing for Westlawn Tig3rs Football Club. Times are a changing Australia, no point argueing against it.

Even my wife calls it football now, and she doesnt like any sport.


Ducatiboy stu said:
No....people in Brisbane think winning State of Origen is the greatest thing in the world
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So True.


StalkingWilbur said:
Maroons fans: always crying about something.
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fixed.
 
Ducatiboy stu said:
No....people in Brisbane think winning State of Origen is the greatest thing in the world
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Nah. But 8 times in a row is getting pretty close.
 
Donske said:
Mostly because the people in Brisbane that still call the game soccer are the type of people that think winning the rugby league world cup is the biggest thing in world sport and believe football is a game for wogs, shielas and poofters.

Those same people are now jumping on the bandwagon and expect to be taken seriously.
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That would be the people who are now following THE SOCCEROOS at the world cup.

Or maybe they have just read the latest book by Pele, one of the all time greats of the game, titled - Why Soccer Matters

You can buy a copy from here. It's all about soccer, by Pele.

http://www.amazon.com/Why-Soccer-Matters-Pel%C3%A9/dp/0451468449
 
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StalkingWilbur said:
Because they're all sooky *******.
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Sooky ******* is right,go near one of them and fall to the ground clutching their shin.
And the best actor award goes to.....the first one to leap to their feet miraculously cured by a bloke who blows a whistle.
Jesus is a soccer umpire. :)
 
I can't believe that people would get the ***** with "outsiders" following and being interested in their game during the games pinnacle event. I accept that it is called Football but I call it Soccer because that's what it was called when I was a kid. I don't really follow the game but will watch a Roar game if it's televised and have watched the world cup matches since the mid 90's.

For me

Footy = Rugby League

Rugby = Rugby Union

Aussie rules = AFL

Soccer = Football

If I was unable to establish that at the start of a conversation with someone, I would have bigger interpersonal issues than if a game is called soccer or not. Even though I grew up playing rugby league, I do not consider the league world cup much of an event when compared to the soccer world cup. And Stu is right State of Origin is the highest level you can get to rugby league, much higher than rugby league tests IMO.
 
Not For Horses said:
I can't believe that shaunous is the voice of reason. Times are indeed a changing! :p
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Aftet his birthday party on the weekend, at 3am after we all consumed a few hundred gallons of cider, I can assure you he was that ressonable...actually he wasnt anything...

I had to cover the big fella up on the lounge in the shed.
 
OK... enough of this namby pamby football stuff. Time for a proper rant. I have mentioned previously how much I hate my insane animal hoarder neighbor and her dogs. My hatred had ratcheted up a few notches.

Those who follow my insane ravings will know that I am building a shed. A majestic shed with space for my brewery. Sheds are in our council area an exempt development. this means you don't need to talk to council about putting one up. Except that my frickin neighbor calls the council and complains about me putting up an illegal granny flat. Now it is a majestic shed but its not that big...you would need to have a pretty small granny. No one in their right mind could mistake my shed, majestic though it is, for anything other than a shed.

The upshot is that since a complaint has been received its no longer an exempt development and I now have to go through the full bloody DA process before I can do any more work on it. So instead of spending the weekend putting the roof on and getting the floor down I spent it doing a submission to council.

I am furious. She's been waiting 18 months for revenge for us calling the rangers about her noisy dogs. I have never wanted to set fire to someone quite so badly. Had I been able to drink heavily over the weekend (couldn't... was doing bloody council paperwork and had to stay sober) I probably would have gone over and taken a dump on the bonnet of her car.

Angry. Very angry.

I now return you to your namby pamby football/soccer discussion.
 

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