[EnvisionSaintJohn]

I wonder... will the terms "le football" or "le foot" ever become the most commonly used terms to refer to "Association Football" ⚽️ in Canadian French? 🤔

From what I understand "le football" is still more commonly used to refer to North American Football or "Gridiron Football" 🏈 among French Canadians, but will it stay that way?


I can't imagine many in the Canadian Françafrique community and other newcomer Francophone communities use the term "soccer" when referring to association football in French... but maybe soccer is a more commonly used term when speaking English?

I also wonder if "soccer" or "football" is used more commonly used by the Hatian Canadian community when speaking French... or if there is a divide between newcomer and multi generational Hatian Canadians and other established Francophone minority communities using the terms football or soccer when speaking French.

I think it would be interesting to see "le football" ⚽️ eventually displace "le football" 🏈 in Canadian French, as I think such a change in the vernacular could be seen as symbolic of the emergence of French Canada becoming a more major player in "the footballing world" ... or symbolic of French Canada becoming a place where true "football culture" exists.