Saints7 wrote:exactly right Everton,evertonfc wrote:You're right, such shows as 'Soccer AM' still exist - and there's a 'Soccer Express' bus in Merseyside to get to games, for example.
So it will always have a small place - hence Socceroos.
However, football fans here have decided to reject the tag, so while you can call it what you want if it helps you sleep at night, they'll be calling it football.
I sure hope Archie Fraser can help bring the WC 2018 to Australia...I'd forgive him for everything
I guess it depends on your upbringing what you call the code and in what context. I'm mad EPL and have lived in the UK. They call it football or footie all the time. But here in Oz we get soccer and football, football is the 'new' term for it here as we are participating in global events now regularly via Asian Cups, and Asian Champions League, and World Cups etc.
Rugby League supporters also call their code football and rugby, so its the same thing. Our newer followers to our code in the northern states refer to our game as football or AFL. So there is no right answer IMO.
league supporters never....i say never .....call their code rugby........that's reserved for union.....northern australians....the ignorant swans type.... call our code aussie rules or afl......
