Names for association football

In the English-speaking world, association football is often abbreviated to "football", but referred to as "soccer" in regions where it is not the most popular sport of the football family. This creates conflict in regions that play other versions of football.

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A depiction of regional names overlaid on a colour-coded world map.


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