The term soccer was coined as slang for `` association , '' in England in the 1880s . He asks : Should the ' beautiful game ' be called football or soccer ? The word ` ` ' '' is in the name of the game 's governing body . It 's alternative ` ` soccer '' is still widely used around the world .
He asks : Should the ' beautiful game ' be called football or soccer ? The word ` ` ' '' is in the name of the game 's governing body . It 's alternative ` ` soccer '' is still widely used around the world .