Soccer unlike baseball and basketball had its origin outside of America. The game, probably introduced to the Britons by the Roman legions. Soccer has developed in to the Worlds most popular sport. The sport is made up of offense and defense. The Americans involvement came be the turn of the century.

The game is not new to America, but is only now gaining widespread interest as a player and as a spectator sport. There are tons of different reasons for this sports growth, the World Cup and Olympic competitions. Soccer is also a competitive team sport at the university and high school level and the possibility for the growth of professional leagues.