That makes perfect sense, as don’t some east coast posh colleges etc play rugby, and I would imagine employed upper class English pe teachers who would use the term soccer more than a football fan, therefore the term soccer catching on.
I was thinking I should stand for the anthem this time, The last time I went over it was a remembrance day of some kind, we went done to a cemetery down near Grosse Isle, Michigan and it was actually very moving they had vets from the USA, Canada and even flew the Union Jack RAF flags, I think...
Agreed, the only thing I found irritating was the looks of disgust when I refused to get up and place my right hand over my chest at the national anthem and the contrived pumped in music every now and again and the crowd would sing along (maybe that is just Detroit). I am going to see the Red...
Oh fella, it is totally different, we can't be trusted to take our beers to our seats in case a decision goes against us and we start throwing beer onto the pitch or opposing fans (whichever is closer)
The concourse is full before kick off with people drinking, and at half time some sneak off...