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it's called football (official name being association football). it's predominantly called futbol by Spanish speakers. if you went to England or France and wanted to play/watch what you call soccer, you'd say football.

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Association Football, the full name of soccer or football is where both names derive from. soccer, short for asscociation, formed where distinction was needed between other types of football. the word futball does not exist in any language.

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because the languages are different

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