Boston is a showcase city where people from all over the world come together to live, work and play. It's a city where everyone brings their own values and traditions to continually redefine what it means to be a Bostonian.
From the first settlements in the New World to the present day, through the Revolutionary War and beyond, Boston has always been at the center of American history.
The city was founded in 1630, and has been a relatively compact population center. In the 19th century, it was a magnet for huge waves of immigrants, especially from Ireland, which increased the population.
Today, Boston is one of the main business and cultural hubs of the northeastern United States, and is at the forefront of biotechnology, medicine, electronics and finance; driven by the energy of many world-leading universities and colleges that energize the region based on youth and innovation.
Boston's soccer tradition dates back to the second half of the 19th century with the Oneida Football Club, which is considered the first soccer club created anywhere outside of England.
This club enjoyed an impressive career, remaining undefeated in most of its seasons between 1862 and 1867. Soccer was introduced at the university level in the late 19th century and was quickly adopted by working class communities. Likewise, as immigration increased, the newcomers brought their football traditions with them.
There have been professional, semi-professional and amateur soccer teams in and around Boston until today, when the New England Revolution defends the flag in MLS. Currently, the state of Massachusetts is only surpassed by California in federated soccer players, and has a total of 242,000 athletes who play this sport.
Boston has been the host city for three FIFA championships: the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA™, and the FIFA Women's World Cup™ in 1999 and 2003. Its metropolitan area has teams in all the major professional sports: the New England Revolution (MLS), New England Patriots (NFL), Boston Celtics (NBA), Boston Bruins (NHL) and, perhaps the one that arouses the most passion in the city, Boston Red Sox (MLB). The Boston Marathon is one of the world's premier distance races; and the city has also gracefully hosted the women's college basketball championship, baseball's World Series and the NBA Finals.
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