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Re:Men’s World Cup Soccer Ball, the Al Rihla, Has the Aerody... by ignoramous on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @04:16AM (#33703719)
For the sake of the argument, let's narrow the scope down to English-speaking countries...
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Re:Men’s World Cup Soccer Ball, the Al Rihla, Has the Aerody... by GauntletWizard on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @05:02AM (#33704026)
Why not count by English-speaking people? Of whom almost half are North American (US+Canada) and would call it "Soccer", and then so do the Australians, Irish, and several others.

https://www.businessinsider.com/football-vs-soccer-map-2013-...

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Re:Men’s World Cup Soccer Ball, the Al Rihla, Has the Aerody... by ignoramous on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @09:01PM (#33714196)
For the sake of the argument, let's also include the Global South for a second: The Indians, the Pakistanis, the Bangladeshis, the Kenyans, and the Nigerians who call it football.
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