Trivia on soccer

FútbolFootball Soccer

By Michelle Medina

a.

b.

c.

_ ?___IS ONE OF 23 SIBLINGS. (HE CAN PLAY A FULL 11 SIDE FOOTBALL

GAME WITH HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS!)

JORDI ALBA

PATRICE EVRA

MICHAEL BRADLEY

a.

b.

c.

IN AN IQ TEST _ ?___ SCORED 150.

(THAT PRETTY MUCH MAKES HIM A GENIUS)

TIM HOWARD

FRANCK RIBERY

FRANK LAMPARD

a.

b.

c.

HOW MANY TEAMS ARE IN MAJOR LEAGUE

SOCCER (MLS)?

10

19

25

a.

b.

c.

_ ?___ FATHER DIED OF ALCOHOLISM.

(BECAUSE OF THIS, HE NEVER DRINKS ALCOHOL.)

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC

LIONEL MESSI

CRISTIANO RONALDO

a.

b.

c.

_ ?___ HAS WON THE WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT FIVE TIMES.

BRAZIL

ENGLAND

ITALY

a.

b.

c.

SOCCER WAS ILLEGAL IN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL _ ?___.

1976

1991

IT’S STILL ILLEGAL!

OMG

a.

b.

c.

FROM 1994 TO 1998, THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE HAD RED,

YELLOW, AND TEAL CARDS. TEAL CARDS WERE USED FOR…

SWEARING PLAYERS WHO

SHOULD BE NICE

A PLAYER WAS HURT & NEEDED HELP

INSTANT REPLAY OF POSSIBLE FOULS

a.

b.

c.

A SINGLE SOCCER PLAYER RUNS AROUND _ ?___ PER GAME.

9 MILES

4 MILES

7 MILES

a.

b.

c.

AT THE AGE OF 15 _ ?___ WENT UNDER A MAJOR HEART

SURGERY.

GARETH BALE

BRANISLAV IVANOVIC

CRISTIANO RONALDO

a.

b.

c.

_ ?___ FIRST CONTRACT WITH BARCELONA WAS DETAILED OUT

ON A PAPER NAPKIN!

MICHAEL LAUDRUP

LIONEL MESSI

XAVI

a.

b.

c.

WHY IS IT HARD TO BE A SOCCER FAN IN THE USA?

MEDIA COVERAGE IS POOR

PLAYERS DON’T GET PAID ENOUGH

SPORTS FAN IGNORANCE AND

FALSE PERCEPTION

Soccer=

Average annual player salary: $7,796,637Average weekly player paycheck: $149,935

The AVERAGE MLS player salary is about $135,000 a year

Bored

Soccer fandom is

ALIVE in AMERICA

SOCCER NOW

Americans – TO ENJOY THE SPORT– CONNECTION BETWEEN FAMILY AND FRIENDS

BUT.…EXPECT TO SEE WORLD-CLASS TALENT

At no time in American history has soccer been more popular in the United States

2013 MAY'S CHAMPIONS

LEAGUE FINAL

676% IN VIEWERSHIP OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS.

*INEVITABLE THAT SOCCER WILL SOON BE AS POPULAR AS MLB AND NBA (ONE MORE

GENERATION!)

2

13.9%

%5

10%

14.4%

317 Million Americans

The next generation– THE KIDS 

A ton of kids are playing it. 30%

of American households

2nd Most Popular Sport

12-24 year olds

16th