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Dr_Moustachio t1_j4fr9fz wrote

Reply to comment by RAMbucket in Republic of Ireland Women's National Team qualified for their first Women's World Cup in history. The location for their opening game in July 2023 is set to be moved to a larger venue after an incredible demand for tickets. by ToberOct

Nah man when we say football we mean football, as in soccer. No one here calls it "soccer", you'd get funny looks if you did

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DroppedD94 t1_j4fs13r wrote

It completely depends on your circle. I would call it soccer because I don't watch it at all and grew up on gaa and rugby. But I have friends that call it football.

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Cullly t1_j4fyq09 wrote

You are right. I was brought up on Liverpool/Man Utd/Premier League and I always called it Football because that's what I always heard on TV and it just feels normal.

However, Soccer also feels normal because "Sacar" is our word in Irish for it.

Any people I know that like Rugby/GAA. If they say Football, I know it means Gaelic Football. I've heard either word be used all over for the past 40+ years, so there's no one or the other.

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dontknowmuch487 t1_j4ft5ut wrote

Are you a dub by any chance? For most of the island (except unionist areas in the north) if you said I am away to play/watch football it's more likely GAA

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dontknowmuch487 t1_j4gb5jl wrote

That's just not true at all. Townies say football for soccer, most of the rest of the country say football referring to GAA

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Cullly t1_j4fyf50 wrote

You are wrong. Many people in Ireland refer to it as Soccer.

Literally our word in Irish for it is "Sacar"

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anomalyraven t1_j4fwih3 wrote

Off topic. But I can't help think of soccer as sock her.

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