Well, I know a thing or two about soccer and rugby, but have no idea what Association Football is. Do you know anything about it?
It's actually another name for soccer, which is a shortening of the phrase.
Oh. Is it professional soccer or both amateur and professonal?
It refers to soccer in general, but was originally developed in England in 1863.
I didn't realize that. My favorite team growing up was Glasgow Rangers - I'm Scottish. Do you play?
I played a little but never really got into it. I do like it though it's not as big in the US.
True, but it's gaining in popularity. It'll never be as popular as NFL over here though. I liked watching the Women's World cup and actually went to a semi-final game back in 1999 (I think it was).
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
Of the honour she said, "I am a very, very proud Canadian, I am proud of where I am from, and to be recognized in this nature is surreal. It's not something you can dream about happening to you. I can dream of winning a World Cup or an Olympic gold medal, and that's my job, but to have your country recognize you – I don't even know what to say."
Style of play.
Widely regarded as Canada's greatest soccer player of