What is “football”? It’s a strangely controversial question. With the FIFA World Cup going on—hosted in North America, no less— the question is more in focus. Many insist that the sport FIFA oversees is properly called “football” and nothing else. Yet many nations—especially those with other sports they call “football”—have another name for it: “soccer.” So which is it? The correct name for this sport is, in fact, “Association Football.” This name comes from the association that codified the rules… Read more