Soccer has its roots in ancient games like Cuju, which was popular in China around 400 BC.
The earliest documented use of the word football appears in a proclamation by King Henry IV of England in 1409.
Mexican goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal played in five consecutive World Cups (1950-66).
The U.S. Women's National Team's top two career goal scorers, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, were teammates at the University of North Carolina.
The Netherlands' Ernie Brandt is the only man to score a goal for both teams in a World Cup game, accomplishing the feat in 1978.
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