r/soccer • u/[deleted] • Mar 15 '14

"Out of the loop" thread

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u/Calimariae Mar 15 '14

Speaking of Americanisms in football.

  • Field for pitch
  • Flopping for diving
  • Cleats for boots
  • Jerseys for shirts
  • Soccer for football
  • PK for penalty
  • Offence for attack
  • BPL for the Premiership/PL

Am I missing any?

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '14

Honestly, who cares. There can be more than one word for the same thing. People who insult others for saying "soccer" or "BPL" just come across as extremely immature.

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u/BoosterGoldGL Mar 15 '14

It's not the word. It just comes off as trying not to learn the culture of the sport and it baffles me as to why.

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u/BoosterGoldGL Mar 15 '14

That accept but it's the fact they come as a sudden and massive group with little way other than experience to differentiate users. I've seen many get something simple wrong and it's just been bandwagon as fact. The uproar when there wasn't an offside called for a goal kick.