The imported word “socker” began to see wide use in the US around 1905 with “soccer” quickly becoming standard. David Kilpatrick has identified its use in US sources a decade and more earlier, usage that also reinforce the word’s English etymology.
The imported word “socker” began to see wide use in the US around 1905 with “soccer” quickly becoming standard. David Kilpatrick has identified its use in US sources a decade and more earlier, usage that also reinforce the word’s English etymology.