Soccer History of Soccer Soccer is one of

History of Soccer �Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Europe and

�King Edward III banned soccer in 1365 owing to the growing incidents of violence

Modern History of Soccer � 1815, a major development took place that made soccer

Interesting Facts About Soccer �Soccer is called football in practically every country except the

�Soccer is distinguished from rugby and American/Canadian football in that it is primarily played

�Soccer fun facts continue with Soccer being originally called association football. "Soccer" is a

�The University of North Carolina has won an incredible 16 national championships in women's

�Cool soccer facts include the World Cup being the biggest soccer tournament in the

�Fun soccer fact is that United States Major League Soccer made its debut in

�The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) made its debut in 2001.

�United States has more official soccer players than any other nation in the world

� 20 red cards were shown during a 1993 game between Sportivo Ameliano and

�ASEC Abidjan of Cote D'Ivoire went unbeaten for 108 games between 1989 and 1994.

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Soccer

History of Soccer �Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Europe and the Americas.

�modern soccer started in England.

�King Edward III banned soccer in 1365 owing to the growing incidents of violence and military indulgence in the sport.

Modern History of Soccer � 1815, a major development took place that made soccer popular in Universities, Colleges and Schools.

Interesting Facts About Soccer �Soccer is called football in practically every country except the US and Canada is the first cool soccer fact.

�Soccer is distinguished from rugby and American/Canadian football in that it is primarily played with the feet. Touching the ball with hands is not allowed.

�Soccer fun facts continue with Soccer being originally called association football. "Soccer" is a corruption of "assoc" which is derived in turn from "association" and the English people tending to shorten their words

�The University of North Carolina has won an incredible 16 national championships in women's soccer since the first US college tournament in 1982 as facts about soccer continue.

�Cool soccer facts include the World Cup being the biggest soccer tournament in the world. It is held every four years in a different host country.

�Fun soccer fact is that United States Major League Soccer made its debut in 1996, shortly after the wildly successful 1994 World Cup was hosted by the United States.

�The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) made its debut in 2001.

�United States has more official soccer players than any other nation in the world - almost 18 million.

� 20 red cards were shown during a 1993 game between Sportivo Ameliano and General Caballero in Paraguay making this a very funny soccer fact.

�ASEC Abidjan of Cote D'Ivoire went unbeaten for 108 games between 1989 and 1994.

Law of Soccer �Law 1: The Field of Play

�Law 2: The Soccer Ball

�Law 3: The Number of Players

�Law 4: The Players' Equipment

�Law 5: The Referee

�Law 6: The Assistant Referee

�Law 7: The Duration of the Match

�Law 8: The Start and Restart of Play

�Law 9: The Ball in and out of Play

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