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Sensational Facts about Soccer 7
When the United States bid to hold the 1994 World Cup, Brazilian soccer representative Guimarães Octavio Pinto commented that holding the World Cup in the United States was like holding the World Series in Brazil.
A 2007 FIFA survey found that approximately 265 million people, or 4% of the world's population, played soccer in a regular, organized form, making it the most popular sport on Earth.
Famous Brazilian footballer Manoel Francisco dos Santos (nicknamed Garrincha, or "the little bird") was born with several birth defects, including a deformed spine and a shorter right..
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