The first appearance of organized women's soccer in the US may have been in 1922, when a team sponsored by English company Dick, Kerr toured the country -and beat several top men's teams.
Columbus Crew Stadium, which opened in 1999, was the first stadium in the US built specifically for a MLS team. It has a seating capacity of 22,500.
Of the U.S. WNT coaches who coached more than four games, only Tony DiCicco was born in the United States.
England played its first-ever international soccer match on November 30, 1872 against Scotland.
The US Women have won the prestigious Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal five times as of 2007.