World Cup fever

Found a great site on the sbs site focusing on all the world cup nations. It lists 10 things you may or may not know about each nation and I just had to post the American one.
Here's a list of 10 things that you may or may not have known about USA.
1 Some form of football was played in America as far back as the establishment of the original Jamestown settlement in 1609. The game was banned as a bad influence but after modern soccer took hold in England in the 1830s, clubs began to emerge in the US. Oneida Football Club, formed in Boston in 1862, was the first club outside of England.

2 The popularity of football dwindled as colleges preferred to play their football under Rugby, rather than Football Association, rules. Their game developed into modern gridiron. At the same time baseball also grew in popularity among immigrants and the working classes. Baseball was seen as an American pastime and people to chose to play it, rather than football, to assimilate.
3 This occurred during the largest of the four recognized waves of American immigration, which have moulded the present-day US. During this period, from around 1881-1930, almost 27million people poured into the country. The other great immigration are recognizeded as; the 1600s to the Revolutionary War of 1775, 1820-1870 and the time since the Immigration Act of 1965.
4 The population of the USA is today estimated at 295million, the third most populous nation behind China and India.
5 Of those people, 2.1million reside in prison, half of them incarcerated for violent crime. The number of crimes committed with firearms has averaged just under 400,000 in recent years.
6 Those living freely spend 47% of their disposable income in restaurants, primarily of the fast food variety. America's most-ordered restaurant foods are hamburgers, French fries and pizza. Even though salads do come in the top 10, it is estimated 30% of Americans are obese. The US fast food industry is worth around £62million per yea7 Threehree-quarters of Americans own a car and 30% of them have two or more. As a result, the average American walks just 400 yards per day.
8 Contrary to popular belief, soccer is a popular game in the US with an estimated 18million regularly playing the game. The vast majority of them, however - reckoned to be around 78% - are under 18 and cease active interest after leaving school. The split between male and female of those playing is roughly 50-50, but women are far more likely to continue playing after school.
9 USA's most famous female footballer is Mia Hamm, the world's record goalscorer - men or women - at international level. Hamm retired after the 2004 Olympics having scored 158 goals in 276 internationals. She became the youngest player to play for the national team when she won her first cap at the age of 15 and won the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice in 2001 and 2002.
http://www.theworldgame.com.au/worldcup/index.php?pid=st&cid=70172&section=facts
Now the more astute amoung you might have noticed that is not 10. That leaves us with 2 options a) Their last point is Americans can't count or b) 10 was left out due to budget cuts. Not that the clever people at sbs would ever make a mistake although during the world cup they might have to change their name as the acronym Soccer Before Sex (SBS) might no longer apply. Any ideas for a new one?