How Soccer Got Its Name and Christmas Tree Origin
The origin of soccer traces to the 1863 formation of the Football Association, with "association football" shortened to soccer from the second syllable. The Christmas tree legend places its birth in Germany during the 8th century when a missionary replaced Odin oak sacrifices with a fir tree honoring the Christ Child.
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