FIFA SURVEY: 240 Million People Play Soccer; U.S. Ranks First Among All Nations with 18 Million Participants

April 9, 2001

CHICAGO (Monday, April 9, 2001) - More than 240 million people around the globe play soccer according to a wide-scale survey launched by FIFA a year ago - and the highest percentage of the population active in the game is in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

 

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