There are legends and moments that happened on the pitch that helped make Soccer the world's most popular sport. Pel proving he's the best of all time by getting the record for career goals and winning three world cups, Lionel Messi winning "player of the year" four times in a row, and Cameroon putting Africa on the soccer map during their World Cup run in 1990. Soccer: Great Moments, Records, and Factsshow the people and events that make the sport great Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.