Did you know that the games “soccer” and “football” are the same games with different names used in different countries? Do you know that soccer balls are slightly overshaped? Do you know that the national sport of Canada is Soccer?
Well, here are 10 Interesting Fun Facts About Soccer Games Most Sports Fans Probably Won’t Believe:
1) Billions of people across the globe are soccer fans as they wait to watch the televised games of the biggest soccer tournament in the world i.e. FIFA World Cup.
2) FIFA World Cup is held in every 4 years in a different country which gives an opportunity for players to showcase their skills as countries compete against each other to decide which country is the best.
3) Soccer is the most popular sports in Europe, US, China.
4) The old form of soccer used to allow many ill practices like kicking, punching, biting and gouging.
5) The main aim of the soccer game was to carry the ball to a target spot.
6) In the early times, soldiers used to admire the game so much that they missed archery practice just to watch the game.
7) The popular soccer game dates back to more than 3000 years while the modern-day soccer must be credited to Britain.
8) Scotland and England are the Co-founders of the systematic game of soccer.
9) The modern-day soccer or football strictly doesn’t allow any kind of handling the ball.
10) During the 1950 World Cup, India was withdrawn from competing in the FIFA tournament because they didn’t allow Indians to play barefoot.
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