Soccer Beats Baseball Thanks to Young Electronic Arts’ FIFA Fans
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Shortly after the U.S. was chosen to host the 1994 World Cup, former Republican Representative Jack Kemp of New York felt compelled to address the matter on the floor of Congress.
"I think it is important for all those young men out there who someday hope to play real football that a distinction should be made," he declared. "Football is democratic capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist sport."