0_Apprentice
Hi!  I cannot wait until football season starts up again!  They better be training now and getting ready!
1_Wizard
I know, I just love football! It's played by 250 million players in over 200 countries!
0_Apprentice
Wow!  Association football is both soccer and football. It is the most played sport in the world.
1_Wizard
I always wondered where the name "soccer" came from. It's an abbreviation of "association" (from "assoc.") Isn't that interesting?