{"id":51943,"date":"2022-10-12T09:10:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T07:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandboxomgeving.nl\/wiki\/faq\/college-soccer-fun-facts\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T07:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T06:47:39","slug":"college-soccer-fun-facts","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/wiki\/faq\/college-soccer-fun-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"College soccer &#8211; fun facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that &#8230;<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2023, there were 137 players competing in the World Cup with NCAA experience?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both the MLS (Men&#8217;s Professional Soccer League) and the NWSL (National Women&#8217;s Soccer League) hold events for scouting final year student-athletes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the United States, women&#8217;s soccer is more popular than men&#8217;s soccer? The women&#8217;s national team also generally outperforms the men&#8217;s national team.   <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slamstox soccer specialist <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/wouterverstraaten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wouter Verstraaten<\/a> played college soccer at the University of the Pacific, then continued his master&#8217;s and soccer career at Durham University in England and now plays professional soccer at South Shields?  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International student-athletes have been arguing for years with American student-athletes about whether the sport should be called &#8220;soccer&#8221; or &#8220;football&#8221;? They can&#8217;t seem to figure it out&#8230;. \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more? 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