The ‘soccer’ vs. ‘football’ war has a 160-Year history — and your snobbish friends are wrong about which one is right
- Posted on June 5, 2026
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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
“Association Football” was coined in 1863 to distinguish the game from rugby. Soccer was widely used until the British press got amnesia in the 1980s.
