Extra Time: It’s Football, Not Soccer (And Vice Versa)

Founding Futbol is a year-long exploration of the critical moments that have led to soccer's emerging popularity in America. Extra Time is an additional weekly episode that brings additional guests into the fold. After releasing the Prologue and the first four Chapters of Founding Futbol, we share a few reflections on the initial topics and interviews. Then, we are joined by Stefan Szymanski and Silke-Maria Weineck to discuss their book, “It’s Football, Not Soccer (And Vice Versa).” The Michigan professors share what motivated them to write the book and the methodology behind their academic approach to researching it. They explain why this is such an unusual linguistic scenario and share some of their favorite personal anecdotes that came out of their interviews and outreach. It’s a fun listen and enlightening for anyone that doesn’t know the history of the word “soccer” and has ever wondered why Americans (still) use the word when other countries have shunned it.  Visit our websit...