Why We Call Soccer 'Soccer'
In May, Stefan Szymanski, a sports economist at the University of Michigan, published a paper debunking the notion that "soccer" is a semantically bizarre American invention. In fact, it's a British import. And the Brits used it often—until, that is ...
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Jurgen Klinsmann not setting a good tone for US Soccer
The coach of the US men's national team, Klinsmann has pronounced that his charges cannot win this World Cup, soccer's Holy Grail. He has said it is not realistic for the United States — a superpower on the world stage, but not a power in the world's ...
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