i got a scholarship for playing soccer.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal. Players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play, unless they are goalkeepers (and then only when within their penalty area). Other players mainly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use any part of their body except the hands and the arms. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is level at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association in 1863. Association football is governed internationally by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA; ), which organises World Cups for both men and women every four years.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Well, I know a thing or two about soccer and rugby, but have no idea what Association Football is. Do you know anything about it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's actually another name for soccer, which is a shortening of the phrase."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh. Is it professional soccer or both amateur and professonal?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It refers to soccer in general, but was originally developed in England in 1863."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I didn't realize that. My favorite team growing up was Glasgow Rangers - I'm Scottish. Do you play?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I played a little but never really got into it. I do like it though it's not as big in the US."}, {"role": "user", "content": "True, but it's gaining in popularity. It'll never be as popular as NFL over here though. I liked watching the Women's World cup and actually went to a semi-final game back in 1999 (I think it was)."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is the 3rd most played team sport after basketball and football though. I found that surprising."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is very surprising if you mean in the US. Worldwide I'd say it's probably the most played team sport."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah in the US. Soccer is the most popular worldwide with 250m players."}]