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They don't. Although the term "soccer" originated there, most places (including the UK) simply call it football. Only in places where another type of football is popular (American football, Gaelic football, Australian rules football, etc.) is the term "soccer" used.

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Bit of a stupid question. People either say soccer because they are speaking to an audience of more than just Britain so as to make it perfectly clear what they are talking about, or if they are American it doesn't matter if it is a British club they already have a sport called football, they call it soccer. A term given to the sport by a British person, it's a nickname for Association Football. Not everyone is required to talk like you, chill out.

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