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      • But following the international interest generated by the 1966 World Cup in England and in an effort to tap into the huge global market the two leagues merged in December 1967 to form the North American Soccer League and immediately set about selling the game to the American public.
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  2. The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the United States. The league final was called the Soccer Bowl from 1975 to 1983 and the Soccer Bowl Series ...

  3. Mar 31, 2019 · Although the NASL ultimately failed, it did introduce soccer to the North American sports scene on a large scale for the first time. It was a major reason soccer became one of the most popular sports among American kids. It also led to FIFA awarding the 1994 World Cup to the United States.

  4. Jul 4, 2019 · The North American Soccer League (NASL) lasted from 1968 to 1984 and in that time soccer was introduced to North America by the likes of Pele, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, George Best, Gordon Banks, Eusiebo and Bobby Moore to name just a few.

  5. The North American Soccer League (NASL) is a professional mens soccer league. It is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as the Division II league in the American league system. It is headquartered in New York City.

  6. The original NASL introduced soccer to the North American sports scene on a large scale for the first time, and was a major contributing factor in soccer becoming one of the most popular sports among American youth. On July 4, 1988, FIFA awarded the hosting of the 1994 World Cup to the United States.

  7. From Franz Beckenbauer and Pele at the New York Cosmos to George Best and Johan Cruyff with the Los Angeles Aztecs, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, th...

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  8. North American Soccer League (NASL) was a soccer league with teams from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The league was founded in 2009 and began play in 2011. It is the second level of the soccer pyramid in both the U.S. and Canada, behind Major League Soccer.

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