Soccer or football? The discussion over the name of the sport is highly charged

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France’s Olivier Giroud scores the team’s fourth goal against Australia on Nov. 22, 2022.

Should the game be called “soccer” or “football”? Its a highly charged question as the US plays the UK in the World Cup on Friday.

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