Rules of the Game: The penalty area is composed of two lines drawn at right angles to the goal line, 16.5 m (18 yards) from the inside of each goalpost. These lines extend into the field of play for a distance of 16.5 m (18 yards) and are joined by a line
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup, first held in 1963, has been won seven times by Mexico and four times by the USA.
Tab Ramos was announced as the first player to sign with Major League Soccer in January of 1995.
Of the 16 members of the USA's first World Cup team in 1930, five were born in Scotland and one in England.