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Madison Williams

Merriam-Webster Sparks Soccer Turf War With Single Tweet, and Fans Had Strong Opinions

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s social media team woke up on Friday and chose violence.

It took just one simple tweet regarding the soccer vs. football debate to cause an uproar on X, formerly known as Twitter.

While most Americans call the sport “soccer,” the British population has held its ground that the sport is called “football.” On top of this, Americans are often made fun of for calling it soccer.

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