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Soccer began with the Pilgrims and Native Americans playing. It was originally called “Pasuckquakkohowog" by the Native Americans.
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Many colleges had a team but their wasn't an official league yet. It was very casual play and the rules were changed often.
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Oneida Soccer Club was formed in Boston by Gerritt Miller Smith. There is a monument built now where the played there home games.
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The first official college soccer game was played between Princeton and Rutgers. Rutgers won 6-4. The game was more like rugby than common day soccer.
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The USSFA was admitted to the board of FIFA.
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The team traveled to Norway and Sweden and played 6 games. They finished 3-1-2.
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The APSL was created and had 6 teams in it.
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Held in Uruguay. They were one of 13 countries to play in the tournament. Wouldn't play in it again untill 1990.
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MLS was founded. The current leaague today with 19 teams and soon to be 20.
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In a warm up game 491,123 fans watched the US beat Mexico
1-0. 3.5 million fans came to the states to watch the World Cup beating the previous record of 1 million fan travelling to the cup. US lost to Brazil, the cup winner, 1-0 in the round of 16. -
Arguabley they Nationals team best performance ever in the World Cup. They finished second in their group. Beat Ghana who knocked them out the previous two cups. Lost to eventual winners Germany 1-0. Knocked out in round of 16 by Belgium. 2-1 final score. 0-0FT. 2-1 overtime
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Donavan is the best American ever to play the game of soccer. 57 goals for the national team. Record. 58 assists. Record. To retire at the end of the MLS season. 144 goals in MLS. Record. 136 Assists. Record.
