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mc32
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World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Is Now World F...
And Australians... and Canadians say soccer.
billfruit
on Dec 14, 2019
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Australia and New Zealand are officially now using 'football' rather than soccer for association football.
ganeshkrishnan
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The Australian football or footy is something else, a bit like rugby.
billfruit
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Yes but their National 'soccer' association now calls themselves Football Federation Australia, in line with international usage.
mc32
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And the national team[1] is “the Socceroos”
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_national_soccer_te...
cookie_monsta
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If you're talking about the shape of the ball, yes. Otherwise, no.
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