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Clue is in the name (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

soccer is what YOU call it. we didn't come up with that name, check Wikipedia you ignorant turd.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 3 weeks ago

Called it. And what some of us did. You're right that both names originate in the UK, but soccer was always limited to some dialects and is very rare to hear at all in the UK now

[–] atro_city@fedia.io -2 points 3 weeks ago

We call it football. Can't help that USAians are stuck in the past.