At the 1998 World Cup in France, adidas supplied the match balls and outfitted 12,000 officials, referees, linesmen and volunteers.
Rules of the Game: A goalkeeper must wear colors that distinguish him or her from the other players, the referee and the assistant referees.
Passback has sent out over 151,000 pieces of soccer gear to needy teams and organizations over past 3 ½ years.
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.