Ranking the greatest soccer players of all time often leads to a top three dominated by South Americans,

Lionel Messe, Pele, and Diego Maradonna.

While soccer originated in Europe, its arrival in the Americas was a turning point for the sport.

So how did a game with such a late start in the Western Hemisphere evolve into a cultural sensation,

and how did these nations

become an engine for the world's most brilliant talent? Learn more about the history and rapid

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If you go back to my episode on the origins of soccer, football, and rugby, you may recall

that there were many ball-based games dating back to antiquity. These games were often violent

and featured a wide variety of

rules that changed from game to game. The game of soccer or football, as we know it, began to develop

in the 19th century. The first soccer associations in Europe were created in England in the 1860s,

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