Soccer has its roots in ancient games like Cuju, which was popular in China around 400 BC.
CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, was founded in 1916 and has 10 member associations.
In the early years of of the game, American soccer was dominated by teams from New England, particularly Fall River, New Bedford and Pawtucket.
Briana Scurry has 77 career shutouts with the U.S. Women's National Team.
The US Women have won the prestigious Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal five times as of 2007.