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human
How many people play association football worldwide?
gpt
About 250 million, in over 200 countries.  Pretty crazy right?
human
That is a lot!      What do they call the surface they play soccer on?
gpt
Typically in the US we've always referred to it as a field, but formally it is called a pitch.  Do you know why they started calling it soccer?
human
*laughs* I heard that it was originally just a slang term for association football.
gpt
It is.  What really gets me is despite the popularity of football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined soccer still makes more money.  That must be a lot.
human
*eyes widen* Absolutely!    Still, I think Jon Stewart made more money going into television instead of following his soccer dreams.
gpt
Probably true.  It is great to see some of the great work the players are doing, like Ozil donating his world cup bonus to give 23 children surgery.  
human
That is good.     Perhaps more of the world should adopt the 3-team variation of soccer, so there would be more players.
gpt
*smiles* I wonder how that works, it would be an interesting thing to watch.  The rules to that must be crazy.
human
*leans slightly forward* Definitely!     I wonder how Lionel Messi would fare under those rules.
gpt
He might even have more goal opportunities, if he had more goals to be able to score in.  
human
Despite his popularity, I heard that he was almost let go.    Do you know why?
gpt
Finances.  I mean how well can you be doing if you write someone of that statures first contract on a napkin.  That is mow probably the worlds most expensive napkin.
human
Probably so!    I heard that they passed a law making it illegal to name a kid messi in rosario, Argentina.
gpt
It's true.  I guess in a way its a good thing, being always compared to a famous soccer player is a  lot to live up to.  It is like all the kids who were named Michael Jordan.  
human
*laughs* Yes.    I also heard that Messi had some kind of record for consecutive Balloon d'Or awards.    Know any specifics?
gpt
I think it was 4 in a row, and 5 total.  Plus 5 European Gold Shoes.  I  have never seen him live, but Ive seen several of his world cup games with Argentina on TV.
human
*leans slightly forward* I saw one of his nine La Liga title games.      Makes Tom Brady pale in comparison!
gpt
It really does, I dont know if people consider Tom Brady to be one of the best players of all time like they do Messi though.
human
All this from a kid with a hormone deficiency!
gpt
*takes a step forward* For real!  I wonder what he would have become if his parents hadn't chose soccer in Spain because of it.
human
*body relaxes* He might have been one of those kids who watched the 750 episodes of Pokemon!
gpt
That is a lot of Episodes, like 50 a year for 16 straight years.  It is hard to keep anything going that long and keep it creative.  hats off to them.
human
*raises eyebrows* Certainly more than the UK remake of That 70s show!
gpt
*raises eyebrows* Cancelled after 10 episodes.  Not a huge success, but Im not totally surprised..  Not like the Simpsons which has been on forever, and only has one episode where Bart isnt seen or mentioned.
human
*takes a step back* The Simpsons producers are good guys though.    They sent Trey Parker and south park producers flowers.
gpt
*relaxed posture* Wow.  That is a real stand up sort of thing to do.  Not many people do those sorts of things these days, especially not someone that you can view as a competitor.
human
Well, it was because South Park parodied Family Guy!
gpt
I didn't know that.  I know Family Guy was always accused of ripping off the Simpsons.  
human
*leans slightly forward* Personally, I think they ripped off Thomas the Tank Engine with George Carlin and Alec Baldwin.
gpt
I can't believe they each narrated 52 episodes each of that show.  Especially Carlin, after his comedy sketches dealing with the vernacular usages of the F word.