Rules of the Game: A goalkeeper must wear colors that distinguish him or her from the other players, the referee and the assistant referees.
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The mascot for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy was a green, white and red stick figure with a soccer ball head named Ciao.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
Tab Ramos was announced as the first player to sign with Major League Soccer in January of 1995.