Some forms of soccer-style games have been around since Roman times, but the modern form of Soccer originated in England in the early 1830s.
	Over 90% of the world's soccer balls are made in Pakistan.
	Professional soccer players run up to seven miles during one match.
	The largest crowd to watch a World Cup soccer game live are the 199,850 people who crammed into a stadium in Brazil for a game between Brazil and Uruguay during the 1950 World Cup.
	The smallest crowd to watch a World Cup soccer game was the 300 who showed up to the game between Romania and Peru during the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay.
	Soccer is played by more than 7 million 6 to 11-year-olds, making it the second most popular team sport among children in this country.
	Soccer has one-half to one-fifth the injury rate of football and also has a lower injury rate than baseball and basketball for youth between the ages of 5 and 14.
	The first laws of soccer were drawn up at Cambridge University in 1848. Since then they have been rewritten and amended.
	Soccer has been part of the Olympic Games since 1908.
	In 1994, the United States hosted the World Cup. Brazil got the trophy. It was the first World Cup ever held in the United States.
	Brazil has played in every Worl Cup. It is the only nation to do this.
	More than 40 million soccer balls are sold each year world wide.
	The best soccer balls have between 1400 and 2000 stitches, are hand-made and require more than four hours of work.
	The first goal in the first World Cup was scored by Laurent, a French player in 1930. The 100th goal was scored by Schiavol, an Italian player in 1934. The 1000th goal was scored by Rensenbrink, a Netherlands player in 1978.
	The circumference of a soccer ball is between 68 and 71 centimeters. Its weight from 396 to 453 grams. The home team is the provider of the ball and only the referee is allowed to accept it and replace it during the game.
	In France, soccer is called football.