{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mpelembe Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/author\/admin\/","title":"Football: The Name of The Beautiful Game - Mpelembe Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FAVE80vb9a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/the-name-of-the-beautiful-game\/\">Football: The Name of The Beautiful Game<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/the-name-of-the-beautiful-game\/embed\/#?secret=FAVE80vb9a\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Football: The Name of The Beautiful Game&#8221; &#8212; Mpelembe Network\" data-secret=\"FAVE80vb9a\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/football-US-England.png","thumbnail_width":975,"thumbnail_height":647,"description":"Terminology and Origins The most immediate difference is linguistic. What is universally known as \"football\" in the UK and much of Europe is called \"soccer\" in the United States to distinguish it from the American gridiron game. Interestingly, the term \"soccer\" originated in late 19th-century England as a slang abbreviation for \"association football,\" which was used to differentiate it from \"rugby football\". Furthermore, an American \"game\" played on a \"field\" is referred to as a \"match\" played on a \"pitch\" in English soccer."}