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Why Americans Call Soccer 'Soccer' (theatlantic.com)
12 points by murtza on June 15, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


It should be noted that Australia is currently transitioning lexicon from Soccer to Football. The local governing body, FFA (Football Federation Australia) has stopped using the word, though it still exists in part with our national team, the Socceroos.




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