Did you know?

Statistics from U.S. Youth Soccer indicate that millions of children across the country are taking to the sport that was once primarily associated with Europe and other parts of the world.

According to U.S. Youth Soccer, more than 3 million youth players were registered to play soccer in 2014. That marks an amazing increase from just 40 years earlier.

While the reasons behind the growing popularity of soccer within the U.S. are not officially known, one might reasonably trace it to the U.S. Men’s National Team’s appearance in the 1990 World Cup.

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