Soccer Ball on WhatsApp

What it signals here

chat meaning

Shorthand for 'want to watch the match?' or 'football tonight?' in group chats.

status meaning

Set as status during major tournaments to signal the user is in full football mode and possibly unavailable for non-football conversation.

double meaning

In some friend groups, ⚽ is a coded way of saying 'the boys are meeting up' regardless of whether football is actually being played.

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