I love football, or soccer. Are you also a fan of the world's most popular sport?
Oh, no, but I'd love to learn
Over 24 million people play soccer in the United States. My favorite team is the Seattle Sounders!
Oh wow, that's a lot. Are you one of them?
most played team sport in the U.S., behind only basketball and American football. The popularity of the sport in the U.S. has been growing since the 1960s and 1970s and received a significant boost when the United States hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. It is the fourth most popular sport in the United States behind American football, baseball, and basketball, and is the second fastest growing sport in America, surpassed only by lacrosse.
The highest-level men's professional soccer league in
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