The Football T

The Football T

The name “soccer” is used mostly in the United States.

The game of basketball was created by using a soccer ball.

Four out of every five soccer balls are manufactured in Pakistan.

Did you know that until 1991, soccer was an illegal sport in Mississippi?

The national sport of Canada is soccer.

The number 10 is unofficially considered the kit number for the best player on a squad.

The oldest player in world cup history is Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary

Goalies first started wearing different colored jerseys in 1913.

Field players end up running anywhere from 5 to 10 miles during the match.

There are over 5000 teams in the English football system.

Norway might not be considered the best country for soccer success, but they are the only football team not to lose to Brazil.

The very first world cup was a difficult tournament for European countries to get to in 1930.

The world cup was designed to showcase the best professional football players in the world.

The British took the game with them to all corners of the world.

Referees were not used in official soccer matches until 1881.

The country of Greenland has never been able to have a officially recognized team.

The oldest professional football club in the world still in existence today is in Sheffield.

Early alternatives to association football balls include animal skins, skulls, pig bladders, and more

The earliest game that resembled association football in history is the Chinese game cuju

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