0_Apprentice
have you ever heard of association football?
1_Wizard
Yes I have. It is usually referred to as football, or soccer in the United States, and is a team sport where two teams of eleven players each attempt to kick a spherical ball into a net.
0_Apprentice
oh okay I was a little confused as to what the difference of them were. Did you keep up with the world cup?
1_Wizard
Only slightly. I do know that France was the eventual winner.
0_Apprentice
Yeah that was pretty cool. I was going for Mexico but they didn't advance too far
1_Wizard
It is incredible that it is played by over 250 million people in 200 countries
0_Apprentice
wow that many? I would have never guessed. Are there any other popular sports besides soccer?
1_Wizard
None internationally, however the market ffor professional sports in the US is 50% larger than that of all of Europe, Africa and the Middle East combined
0_Apprentice
wow I guess we americans are very passionate about what sports we watch.
1_Wizard
Major League Soccer is not coinsidered one of the four major sports leagues, rather it comes in fifth.