Prince Harry made a television appearance on Sunday night alongside his friend James Corden on Fox's "After Hours with James Corden," following the 2026 World Cup final. The Duke of Sussex, 41, quickly corrected Corden for using the American term "soccer" instead of "football."
Harry Corrects Corden's Terminology
When Corden asked Harry whether he had played soccer at school, jokingly suggesting that Harry's school might have been "too posh" for the sport, Harry responded: "Well, I played football, why are you calling it soccer?" Corden replied that it was because they were in America, the country Harry has called home since 2020.
Harry's School Football Career
After the correction, Harry answered Corden's original question. He said: "It was such a posh school that everything was an option. There was a football team." When asked if he was good, Harry said: "You know what, in prep school, I was on the first team." He continued: "And then I went to the bigger school, and I ended up on the E team. Big A team, down to E team. So that didn't feel very good."
Harry's Own 'Soccer' Gaffe
Harry's correction of Corden may raise eyebrows, as Harry himself used the term "soccer" just weeks ago during an interview with Alison Hammond on This Morning, live from Birmingham, where he was at an Invictus Games event. He quickly corrected himself and moved the conversation on.
