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People have always enjoyed kicking games no matter how or where. Documentary evidence shows that Greeks, Romans, Saxons, and Danes have enjoyed kicking games. Some theories say that Egyptians also played soccer in their own way. The Chinese also had their own soccer playing style. The modern game of soccer was invented by the English. The game passed to Scotland in the year 1495, and it became so popular that local fishwives decided to play it to.
Soccer Facts..
| 137 nations pay dues to and accept the authority of F.I.F.A. |
| The F.I.F.A. was founded in 1904. ( Federation International de Football Association) (in French) |
| Micheal Palmquist dribbled the ball with his head in the air for 2 hours and 33 minutes. 22,900 hits. |
| The most goals ever scored was 13 in 6 games set by Geoffrey Hurst. |
| Micheal also dribbled the ball with his feet for 10 hours. 80,357 hits. |
| The World Cup was founded in 1928. |
| It is called soccer only in North America. |
| Gerd Muller beat Hurst in the number of goals by one. |
| The first World Cup was in 1930, and was won by Uruguay. |
| The fastest goal was scored by Ollie Nynberg with just 30 seconds into the game. |