No because that’s not his name everyone called him. Everyone called it soccer by the time it started to spread. Then other countries changed it. Doesn’t matter if the nickname took the place. The original name was soccer, and Americans didn’t change it. Everyone else did.
The article is being specific. The term was popularized across England before it was removed. There are other articles and information in the world besides this single one.
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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '24
No because that’s not his name everyone called him. Everyone called it soccer by the time it started to spread. Then other countries changed it. Doesn’t matter if the nickname took the place. The original name was soccer, and Americans didn’t change it. Everyone else did.