Soccer in the United States (English Wikipedia)

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fivethirtyeight.com

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forbes.com

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foxnews.com

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gallup.com

news.gallup.com

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go.com

soccernet.espn.go.com

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espn.go.com

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harrisinteractive.com

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hathitrust.org

babel.hathitrust.org

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hollywoodreporter.com

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homemediamagazine.com

"ESPN Sets Online Streaming Records in U.S. vs. Germany World Cup Soccer Match". Home Media Magazine. June 27, 2014., 2.5 Million online viewers 1.7 on WatchESPN and 750,000 on Univision Digital.

houstonchronicle.com

Roepken, Corey (October 6, 2016). "Former players encouraged by women's soccer league's progress". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 27, 2017.

huffingtonpost.com

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idahostatesoccer.com

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independent.co.uk

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inquirer.com

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kansascitycurrent.com

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kenn.com

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latimes.com

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"Quick Takes: World Cup final sets U.S. ratings record". Los Angeles Times. July 13, 2010.

marketwatch.com

MarketWatch, David B. Wilkerson. "Ghana loss is U.S. TV's most-watched soccer game ever". MarketWatch. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

miamiherald.com

Kaufman, Michelle (November 24, 2017). "Miami FC's future is in jeopardy. A court ruling could save the team". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

mlssoccer.com

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"World Cup: USMNT game against Belgium was highest-rated soccer match ever on cable" Archived July 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, MLS Soccer, July 2, 2014. TV viewership was 16.5 million on ESPN and 5.1 million on Univision. Internet viewership was 1.5 million on WatchESPN and 1.8 million on Univision.
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msn.com

"15.5 million watch US-Iran on FOX and Telemundo". MSN. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

nasl.com

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nbcnews.com

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ncaa.org

fs.ncaa.org

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ncwge.org

Title IX and Athletics, http://www.ncwge.org/TitleIX40/Athletics.pdf Archived July 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

nfhs.org

"2019 SOCCER GUIDE, A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RULES AND LAWS" (PDF). National Federation of High Schools. May 29, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
National Federation of State High School Associations, High School Sports Participation Achieves All-time High, August 23, 2012, http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=7495 Archived January 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
"2014–15 NFHS Participation Survey Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 6, 2015.

northcarolinafc.com

"North Carolina Football Club enters into agreement to acquire rights to NWSL's 2016 champions Western New York Flash" (Press release). North Carolina FC. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

nwslsoccer.com

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nytimes.com

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opengoaaalusa.com

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orlandocitysc.com

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philly.com

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pittnews.com

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playpass.com

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profootballhof.com

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rhinossoccer.com

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rsl.com

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sbnation.com

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soccertimes.com

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sportsrec.com

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stltoday.com

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tampabay.com

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ussoccer.com

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