Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team (11 players one goalkeeper) sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball. Association football is the most popular football variant worldwide, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world.The modern rules of football are based on the mid-19th century efforts to standardise the widely varying forms of football played at the public schools of England.
A study by Danish researches found that soccer players had more fun, shed more fat, built more muscle and were less tired than a comparison group who spent the same amount of time jogging. Soccer gives you a cardiovascular workout while working on stamina, strength and endurance. You can build a team spirit and have fun at the same time. It is 90% mental and 10% physical. You can kick the ball around, but it’s your mind doing all the work. So through soccer you can build concentration, which really helps if you start young.
South Florida’s close proximity to South America has a huge influence on the soccer’s presence.

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U. S. Brazilian Soccer Style
305-500 9046 or 1 800 458 8631
7977 NW 21 ST, Miami, FL 33122
This school’s intention is to teach all fundamentals and the art of playing soccer. Former professional Brazilian soccer player and International Licensed Coach Ricardo Lopes.

Downtown Soccer Miami
305-808-9997
444 NW 5th Street, Miami FL 33128
Downtown Soccer offers a unique, dynamic soccer environment in which players master the mental,physical and technical skills of the game.
info@downtownsoccermiami.com

South Kendall Soccer Club
South Kendall Soccer Club is an independent non-profit organization whose primary focus is the development of youth through recreational sport.

Doral Soccer Club
786-319-1418 or 786-222-0836 or 786-287-5746
5300 NW 102nd Ave “Doral Park” Doral , FL 33178
Promote and develop soccer programs.

Sunset Park Soccer
305-279-3222
10235 SW 84th Street , Miami FL 33173
Sunset Park Region 191 is a volunteer run organization based at Sunset Park Elementary in East Kendall, Miami Dade County and affiliated with the American Youth Soccer Organization.

Brazilian Soccer Training
305-865-8020 or 305-948-5636
2041 NE 179th St, North Miami Beach, FL‎ 33162
Osnir opened Soccer Training Center in 1992 and proves to be a leader in training.

Gold Coast Soccer League
954-474-1070
890 NW 86th Avenue, #905, Plantation, FL 33324
President-Dan Carusi-954-527-0101

Plantation Eagles
954-678-4720 or 954-445 9515
9840 NW 10th Street, Plantation, FL 33322
Girls and Boys Teams
ramosport@aol.com

Seacrest Soccer Complex
561-243-7256
2505 Seacrest Boulevard, Delray Beach, FL 33444
The Seacrest Soccer Complex was formerly Atlantic High School. As part of the Bond Referendum voted by the citizens in January 2004, the City was able to purchase eight acres of the land, which included a large multipurpose field, tennis courts, basketball courts and two softball fields.
Superintendent-Rodger Ribeiro at Ribeiro@ci.delray-beach.fl.us