http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/sports/qanda.html (PC Press Internet CD, 03/1996)
Rec.Sport.Soccer - The WEB PageA: Rec.sport.football is already used by devotees of gridiron. The USENET, being a US based facility, favoured football to be used in association with american football. Rec.sport.soccer grew out of rec.sport.misc and BIG thanks go to Hans Huttel for giving us our own group which was born unto the Internet in December 1989.
Further origins of the word 'soccer' is in the WHY SOCCER? section.
A: Nobody knows how many people read r.s.s , there are many silent readers and you will see articles from all over the globe. You could do a survey if you really wanted to know.
In terms of articles you will find that there are usually between 80 and 120 articles per day. It varies according to the number and importance of the games played around the world and the intensity of the discussions.
A: This has been discussed at great length and despite a relatively large number of articles from the UK, and varied topics and results the general consensus is that the group should remain in one piece. If you cannot afford to read all articles it is suggested you use the scanning features of your newsreader to pick out the articles you are interested in, or use a killfile to weed out the ones you are not interested in. For further help on how to use these consult the system manual or ask.
FYI the most recent split proposal was carried out December '93 and the motion was defeated, another split cannot be initiated before July '94.
A: Well there is. If you can access IRC you will be able to get in touch with other netfolk on the #soccer channel. Even if no-one else is there you will usually find a bot, called FootInfo, who will give you the latest results. Type '/msg FootInfo help' for details, big thanks go to Rohan Chandran for providing this service.
A: In order to read r.s.s via E-Mail send your E-Mail address with an appropriate request to marco@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu but be sure that you can handle the flood of articles.
To post to r.s.s mail your article to one of the following addresses
A: SOCCER-L is a mailing list maintained by a mail server in the UK. To subscribe, one sends a message to either address LISTSERV@UKCC.BITNET or LISTSERV@ukcc.uky.edu. Message should contain following line:
SUB SOCCER-L <your first name> <your last name>
LISTSERV will respond with a message that you need to reply with a message that contains the word "OK". After that you will receive a confirmation and further information about SOCCER-L. Once subscribed, you send messages to SOCCER-L@ukcc.uky.edu or SOCCER-L@ukcc.bitnet. To leave SOCCER-L, you send following message SIGNOFF SOCCER-L to LISTSERV@ukcc.uky.edu. SOCCER-L averages about 50 postings per day.
A: Yes, click here for a country by country list of all the various club and country mailing lists. You will also find pointers to many WWW pages as well.
A: Many of the major leagues, and several minor ones, have regular updates posted on the net (usually every week). If you scan through the past articles you will invariably find what you are looking for. The country by country listings also contain details of who to contact for information on all manner of things.
A: Good Question! There are new WWW pages every day. A list of the more popular ones is here.
A: Again unless it is an obscure match the result will almost certainly be posted. Also be mindful that due to propagation time on the net and net-traffic an article may be posted somewhere and not be seen on your machine until quite some time later (1-3 days is not unheard of). If it is really important to you you could post a request for someone to E-Mail the result to you, but if someone will is another matter.
A: See the World Cup '94 section.
A: Most of us are adults here. As long as you're saying something worthwhile it shouldn't matter how you say it. If you take offence when someone else uses them you should ignore them, put their name in your killfile if you wish. Asking them to stop is usually counterproductive, and mailing their system administrators is childish.
A: A killfile is something which allows people who access r.s.s via the Usenet to disregard certain articles. It is fairly straightforward to ignore articles regarding a given subject. You can also ignore posts from certain people. On rn and similar newsreaders the line you put in your killfile to do this is /LoginID@host.of.offending.person/h:j and to edit your Killfile while reading news hit Cntrl-k.
A: As football/soccer is often deeply entrenched in certain cultures many of the articles are crossposted to the relevant soc.culture groups. So that is why you will come across these posts, the results should still be discernible and often English versions are also posted. Think of it as an oppertunity to learn a new language :-). If you are really interested you could request a translation from the poster. However it is in everyones interest to post articles in English.
A: Yes, details are usually posted before they begin and interested parties are invited to join.
A: Unfortunately not. If you have a query on any of these matters you will either have to post your question, or E-Mail someone. In either case your quest will normally be rewarded. If you can make a site available all of us here would greatly appreciate it.
A: NO. Please don't do this, picture format files are enormous and such things will make most administrators think of cutting the r.s.s feed to conserve the resources of the host. Also many of us must pay for access, so such a large file that isn't neccessarily wanted is not a reasonable thing to ask someone to bear. If you are kind enough to make any pictures available either post the site at which it is available (most archive sites carry large graphics libraries), or take requests by E-Mail.
A: Funny you should ask that but the FIFA rules are indeed available.
A: There is an addresses file kept by the FAQ administrator it contains mainly European, but also Australian and North American addresses. Ask for it via E-Mail if you are interested. South American, Asian and African addresses are gladly accepted. You might also try Mike Raney on mr650s7398@sycom.mi.org as an alternative source.
A: It is the Italian eqivalent of Football Club.
A: The club was formed by cricketers who wanted to play during the winter. Their jobs required work on Saturdays and their days off came on (surprise, surprise) Wednesday. The Wednesday Cricket Club was thus transformed to the Wednesday football club, joining other local football clubs like Sheffield FC and Hallam FC, though it rarely played on a Wednesday. The term 'Owls' comes from the original home ground at Owlerton, the name has since changed to Hillsborough, which is also the new name of the ground.
A: This term originated in the sport of cricket and signifies the event where batsmen were dismissed (or 'out') on each of three successive balls by a given bowler. In soccer it has come to mean three goals scored by one player in one game. More correctly there is the added requirement of no intervening goals by another player on either side.