GeneralNeutralFortune Crypto · 5h ago2/10
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The ‘soccer’ vs. ‘football’ war has a 160-year history — and your snobbish friends are wrong about which one is right
This article examines the 160-year linguistic history of 'soccer' versus 'football,' revealing that 'soccer' was the original British term coined in 1863 to distinguish Association Football from rugby, and remained widely used until the 1980s when British media underwent a terminology shift.
