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United States Soccer Federation (US Soccer)

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The United States Soccer Federation (US Soccer) is the governing body for association football (soccer) in the United States, founded in 1913 and headquartered in Chicago, recognized by FIFA as the sport's national authority in the country. It oversees the US men's and women's national soccer teams, the latter a four-time FIFA Women's World Cup winner and the most successful program in the tournament's history, and co-organized the 1994 and forthcoming 2026 FIFA World Cups, the latter shared with Canada and Mexico.

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Body Type
501(c)(3) nonprofit national soccer federation 1
Founded
1913 1
Headquarters
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States 1
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Source Wikipedia, United States Soccer Federation (US Soccer)
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  • History section
    The United States Soccer Federation was originally established as the United States Football Association on April 5, 1913
  • Headquarters section
    U.S. Soccer is headquartered in and has a consolidated training facility in the Atlanta suburb of Fayetteville, Georgia.
  • Lead paragraph
    The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of soccer in the United States.
  • Associated With: FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), Lead section
    It is a full member of FIFA
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