Sentence examples for soccer ranking from inspiring English sources

Only a handful of soccer ranking systems exist, most of which rely on limited information: the number of goals scored in a match, the number of goals assisted, and some indices of a match's difficulty and importance.

But let's take a minute here to consider the fact that there is an international soccer ranking system named in part after Coca-Cola.

Soccer ranks third, at 7.7 percent, followed by hockey and baseball, just under 4 percent each.

Mr. Sorrell, a fan of soccer, ranks WPP's territories into four divisions of growth opportunities.

Soccer ranked fourth among girls and fifth among boys in the number of high school students participating in the 2012-13 school year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Attendance at MLS matches, which was 5% higher last season than in 2011, is higher than at National Hockey League and National Basketball Association games.Among Latinos aged between 12 and 24, soccer ranks well ahead of traditional American sports, like baseball.

A recent ESPN poll showed professional soccer ranked behind only the NFL as the favorite sport of Americans ages 12 to 24 — and it was the No. 1 choice among U.S. Hispanics in the same age group.

Baseball and outdoor soccer rank second and third.

It's possibly the most comprehensive look at the global soccer rank and file in existence, a resource that's frequently cited by players, scouts, and television analysts.

It's the most popular youth sport in the country — there is lots of "sharing" — but in most surveys, professional soccer ranks 10th or lower in fan interest, after stock car racing and several college sports.

She has only been a member of the women's national team since 2010, but her meteoric rise through the soccer ranks has been a long one.