I'd defend our use of soccer/football but the American Heritage Dictionary says:

Soccer: ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from a shortening of Association Football + an extended use of -er 1 .

Which gives it a very silly origin and just proves we cannot speak English. *bows to Harle-Quin* Football it is!

Edit: And now I have 15 tabs open. Two of which have the Ciddie thread. >.>