If soccer were renamed football in the U.S., what should the sport currently known as football be called instead?

If soccer were renamed football in the U.S., what should the sport currently known as football be called instead? Published on December 12, 2025 → Survey conducted on December 12, 2025 on 9788 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

American football

41%

Gridiron football

Tackle football

Keep calling it football

23%

Something else

No preference

14%

Not sure

11%

American football

41%

Gridiron football

Tackle football

Keep calling it football

23%

Something else

No preference

14%

Not sure

11%

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