AS I scanned the sports pages recently, I came across the 2013 sports calendar two page centre spread (Echo, Dec 29).

As an avid sports lover and viewer I was interested to see what the forthcoming sporting year had in store.

I like most sports, but football in particular.

The sporting events were listed in alphabetical order each month so I perused the monthly listings looking for next year’s football fixtures.

You can imagine my surprise to find football not listed between cycling and golf but listed as soccer.

Soccer? Soccer? Our great national game has never been called soccer in this country and never will be.

I guess The Northern Echo has an employee originating from over the pond? Please, someone put this person straight.

It’s football.

In my opinion, not only the greatest game in this country, but also the world.

Stephen Smith, Bishop Auckland.