Much better, Steve. He and Players for Peace have been working on the site for over a year

He wasn't happy about using the term "soccer", but found after tests that it was the best, most inclusive word he could use for a worldwide audience.

Posted By: thebigfeller on November 9th 2007 at 13:28:32

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nextsoccerstar.com - can you help? (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:12:19
- FOOBALL... (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 9, 13:20:52
  - BARBALL? (n/m) (Other Football) - Partial Angler, Nov 9, 13:21:33
- FOOTBALL! (n/m) (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Nov 9, 13:17:48
  - Yeah - brilliant idea (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:23:23
    - is that why it's FISA and not FIFA? (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 9, 13:27:10
      - Yes, and the usage of "soccer" as a common term is proven by (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:30:17
        
        But unless the site was done in at least 5 or 6 different languages (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:32:46
        
        No he wouldn't - the universal name is FOOTBALL unless you are a Yank. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:37:11
      - Watch what happens if you type football into a global search engine (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:29:11
        
        Just tried that. If I type in "football" I get (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:35:22
        
        And what happens if you type football into a search engine in South America? (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:38:48
        
        Ha ha. So tell me then ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:42:20
        
        What the Brazilian bloke behind the whole Players for Peace initiative found (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:43:51
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:48:26
        
        most search engines display results based on where in the world you are based (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 9, 13:34:49
        
        The accept-language http request header is normally used to choose a locale (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 9, 13:36:29
        
        Indeed although most people in continental Europe override it to go to .com anyway (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:43:06
        
        Pens! (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Nov 9, 13:40:47
        
        lolf (n/m) (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Nov 9, 13:45:19
        
        That's got nothing to do with global understanding of the word football (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 9, 13:34:40
    - Who calls it soccer outside North America & Australia ?? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:24:57
      - Except that most countries have their own unique term (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:30:14
        
        No they don't. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:32:31
        
        I'm not the expert here (or ever, of course) - he's done tests with various names (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:34:40
        
        He's right that it is the best term, but for the reason I said. The biggest market, with (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:39:41
- FOOTBALL !! (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:17:31
- Jesus (Other Football) - Partial Angler, Nov 9, 13:14:43
  - I thought for a moment... (Other Football) - Ben, Nov 9, 13:18:13
- Send it to Roeder (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Nov 9, 13:14:40
- Why so American? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ben, Nov 9, 13:13:56
  - I asked him about this (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:21:25
    - Only Americans like America (Other Football) - Ben, Nov 9, 15:14:17
    - Bollocks, it's because Yankland is where the money is (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:22:37
      - No it isn't. (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:24:28
        
        OK, argue away. See how well he does referring to soccer instead of football. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:26:42
        
        Much better, Steve. He and Players for Peace have been working on the site for over a year (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:28:32
        
        So, if it is already successful why are the top StarZones all test accounts ? (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:38:54
        
        The overall Players for Peace project has been successful (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:52:34
        
        FIFA, FIFPro and FutbolMasters.... (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:58:24
        
        LOL! Fair point (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 14:09:51
        
        There's two in "masters". (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Nov 9, 13:59:11
        
        :-) (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:59:34

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