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King Edward 3 banned soccor in 1365 owing to the growing incidents of violence and military indulgence in the sport.
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American folklore asserts that Pilgrim Fathers, upon settling at Plymouth Rock found American Indians along the Massachusetts coast playing a form of soccer. The Indians called it “Pasuckquakkohowog,” which means “they gather to play football.
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In 1815, a major development took place that made soccer popular in Universities, Colleges and Schools.
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However, recent reseach has shown that the modern game entered America in te 1850s through New Orleans when Scottish,Irish, and Geman immigrants brought the game with them.
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The first non-league organizing body within the United States was the American Football Association (AFA) wich was incarnated in 1884.
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Bethlehem (Pa.) Steel became the first American professional team to play in Europe when they toured Sweden.
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Paul Caligiuri scored the biggest goal in U.S. Soccer history since Gaetjens 1950 World cup goal against England.
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Kyle Rote,Jr., became the first rookie and first American to win the NASL scoring title with 10 goals and 10 assists for 30 points.
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n April, the New York Cosmos signed Pele for $4.5 million.
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In November 2006, FIFA announced that it had accepted evidence from "various historians and football fans" that Patenaude scored all three goals, and was thus the first person to score a hat trick in a World Cup finals tournament.