why is it called soccer ?

In England, there were two types of football: rugby football and association football. The slang term for rugby football was "rugger," and the slang for association football was "assoc." The word "assoc" gradually evolved into "soccer," which was much easier to say. When association football was introduced to North America, gridiron football (the type played by the NFL and in the Super Bowl) was already well established. To avoid confusion, Americans adopted the British nickname "soccer" for the new sport. I remember when the L.A. Galaxy signed the British soccer star David beckham, he had to apologize all the time when he was speaking to the fans because he would say "football, oh I apologize soccer" why did he apologize? he was signed as an effort of the team and the league of having a stronger presence in the American media market. this player is super star plus he is married to an ex spice girl (posh) so he had to get used to this culture as soon as possible and start making money for the league. In my next post I am going to talk about of the effect of David Beckham in the American league.