The U.S. Governing body for the sport did not have soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the U.S. Soccer Football Association.
FIFA is made of of six confederations: AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, OFC and UEFA.
CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, was founded in 1916 and has 10 member associations.
The North American Soccer League (NASL) existed from 1968 to 1984 with teams in the United States and Canada.
In the early years of of the game, American soccer was dominated by teams from New England, particularly Fall River, New Bedford and Pawtucket.
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