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United States soccer birthplace
How United States soccer got started is unknown for the time being. Through out of time there has been many different discoveries dealing with when and where it was started at. Past research had suggested that soccer entered the United States during the 1870s by way of Ellis Island, but more recent research has been found suggesting that Soccer was brought to America in the 1850s. The research states that Scottish, Irish, and German immigrants brought the game with them when they came to America when they landed in New Orleans. A long with the game they used the modern English rules. New Orleans was one of the first if not the first place to have organized Soccer games.

It is important to remember that the native Americans were in America before it was discovered and they played a very similar game called pasuckuakohowog which meant "kicking ball sport". They had similar rules to American Soccer as well.

Soccer not Football
For many people they wonder why in America do they call it soccer and not football like the rest of the world. When soccer gained popularity it was considered both soccer and football. If one was to use either name it was accepted. In most places it the word "soccer" began to lose its popularity and in the 1980s in most countries they stop using the word. In America they were faced with the fact that soccer and America football were both gaining huge popularity. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world but in America, American football holds the number one spot. Instead of competing with American football for the name, soccer accepted the name while the rest of the world dropped the word.

Collegiate soccer
West Chester State College and Salisbury College played in the first intercollegiate soccer game in 1938

1994 FIFA World Cup
The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on 4 July 1988. The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. They played 52 games. Over 3.5 million people attended the games. There was a surplus of approximately $50 million — more than double original projections. Along with the great success for FIFA, the U.S. team advanced to the round of 16 for the first time since 1930, where they would lose to Brazil. They went on to be the first country to win four world cup titles. Over 11 million American tuned into that game. This was the most successful event in FIFA history.