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There are 32 panels on a traditional soccer ball, one for each country in Europe.
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Known as “soccer” in the United States, the sport is known as “football” elsewhere. But the game’s original name was actually “basket-ball” because the first goals were overturned wicker baskets.
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A professional soccer player runs 48 kilometers, or 3.9 miles, in an average soccer game.
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From 1994 to 1998, the English Premier League had red, yellow and teal cards. Teal cards were used for possible fouls that were to be reviewed by instant replay.
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The national sport of Canada is soccer.
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Soccer was illegal in Mississippi until 1991.
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fact 7Soccer balls are slightly oval-shaped. But the checkered board pattern creates an illusion of a perfect sphere.
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fact 8The highest score in a soccer match was 149-0.
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fact 9The fastest ever red card was given to a player was in 2 seconds.
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