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Why Americans call it soccer while the rest of the world calls it football

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The answer goes back to 1848 Cambridge University students, a Rugby school in England, and an Oxford and Cambridge word fad. PrevNextJessica Tobias/AP Photo/Jessica Tobias Pyrotechnics are set off during the opening ceremony before the World Cup semifinal soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. So why do Americans say “…