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North American Soccer League — an outdoor league formed in the U.S. in 1967 that attracted great international players including Pele and huge audiences to the U.S. in the 1970s; folded in 1985.
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A team consisting of the best players in a country chosen to represent it in international competitions such as the World Cup.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association — governs and organizes sports at the collegiate level; has its own soccer committee.
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Hemp, jute or nylon cord draped over the frame of the goal and extending behind it; also used to refer to the goal itself.
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National Professional Soccer League — a U.S. indoor league that plays its games in a modified hockey rink, much like the former MISL; plays by non-traditional rules to create a faster-paced, higher-scoring game; also, a different league by the same name that played in the 1960s, merging with another league to form the NASL.
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The act of purposely dribbling the ball through an opponent's legs and regaining posession. Can be very embarrasing for the defender.
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