History Of Soccer In The Us
By Niv Orlian
Although is not THE sport in the US, the history of in US is one of the longest around, right next to that of the English or the Scottish.

After the English set out to form a set of rules for the game of soccer, these were soon taken to the new World, where Americans learned to love this rising sport, right next to another game that grew strong roots in the US back then: baseball. Actually, the American Football Association is the second oldest sports league in America, after the Major League Baseball one.

Obviously, the history of in US didn't start with a professional league though (in terms of what we call professional today). The American Football Association, started out in 1884, was a semi-professional competition involving New England and some Midwest areas and it was a rather chaotic environment to play in, but nevertheless it was there and progressing with each year.

A parallel organization, the American Amateur Football Association was founded around the same time and the two coexisted until 1913, when they merged into the US Football Association, the first fully professional organization throughout the history of in the US.

The US football association (or USFA) was one of the first to join FIFA and as such, the United States team participated in the early World Cups, although the game was beginning to become outshined by baseball or basketball.

With American football also on the rise, the organization adopted a new name to avoid any confusion and called itself the US Football Association. However, the US history would soon witness a new change in its governing body's name in 1974,

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when the USSFA dropped "Football" from its tag and instead adopted the title of United States Federation, which is still used today.

So many will wonder, if the history of in US starts out so early, how come is not the main sport in USA? Well the truth is that the rather modest performances from the men's national side early on in the 20th century, combined with the high rise of baseball, basketball, football and hockey, meant that the nation soon lost interest in and since American kids had so many alternatives, slowly went out of fashion.

However, with the increasingly good performances from the US men's team and the huge success of the women's team (who managed to bring in the first trophies in the history of in US and is still one of the world powers in the game today), is climbing back to its rightful place and with more and more American kids favoring it in school as a start-up sport, things look bright for the future of US soccer.

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Niv Orlian is the author and the owner of a Soccer Fans website that provides information on various topics related to such as the history of soccer, rules, famous players ,real time news, statistics, and training guides.