I'm so happy.  I just got a Soccer scholarship from the Association Football leaders
Oh WOW!! that is great
250 million people play soccer around the world and I'm lucky to get the scholarship. 
I would say, you must be an advanced player
My dad taught me.  So happy 24.4 million people are now playing in the U.S.  It wasn't as popular back in his era.
Yea, it is still not as popular in the US as other countries, Asia has huge soccer fans, but I think the popularity is gaining here
Interesting.  How getting a ball into a goal brings so many people so much joy is amazing.  I love it!!