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Is it football? Is it soccer? 'C'est le pied!'

Is it football? Is it soccer? 'C'est le pied!'
France 24 Thursday 11 June 2026, 14:35 UTC By Solange MOUGIN 1 min read
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Is it football? Is it soccer? 'C'est le pied!' To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Issued on: Modified: 06:29 min From the show Reading time 1 min With the frenzy for the World Cup underway, we take a closer look at the debate over what to call the world's most popular sport: football or soccer? We explore the origins of both terms and discover that while the French may call it “le foot” rather than “le pied”, the language is full of expressions inspired by feet. By: Advertising Related keywords
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