"Pieren" <pier...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Steve Doerr
<steve.do...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Spurious argument: the A also stands for 'Association'. In other words,
> the sport is described in FIFA's name as 'football association', i.e.
> (in English) 'association football'.
Are you sure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Association
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football
Fairly certain. To quote from the second article:
'Football is governed internationally by the Fédération Internationale de
Football Association (International Federation of Association Football),
commonly known by the acronym FIFA.'
See also: 'On distingue le football association du football rugby où l'usage
des mains est autorisé (Ac. 1932).'
(<http://atilf.atilf.fr/dendien/scripts/tlfiv5/visusel.exe?24;s=3977386470;r=2;nat=;sol=0;>)
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Steve
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