June 27, 2007
USA leads world in registered youth players
The USA leads the world in registered youth soccer players, according to a survey by FIFA, soccer's world governing body. The USA has 3.9 million registered youth players (2.34 million boys and 1.56 million girls). Brazil (2.1 million) and Germany (1.3 million) rank second and third, followed by South Africa (1.3 million), France (1 million) and England (820,000).
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