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正确答案：D
解析：整个倒数第三段是关于英式足球的：“Soccer，which many countries just call football， is the most widely enjoyed sport in the world．In soccer，which many countries just call football， the ethnic tide has been the reverse of baseball． Until recently，professional soccer in the United States has largely been an import，played by South Americans and Europeans．Now，American citizens in large numbers are finally taking up the most popular game in the world．”其大意是英式足球是世界上最受欢迎的球类项目，它受美国民众欢迎的趋势和棒球是相反的。直到最近，英式足球球员大多是南美人和欧洲人。如今，相当数量的美国人最终也从事起世界上最流行的运动，这说明美国人开始是不踢足球的。根据上面这段文字，可以判断D Although soccer is the most popular game in the world，American citizens in large numbers do not like it first 是正确答案，而其他A，B和C都是不符合这一段的意思的，所以是错的。