Rules of the Game: If a team finishes a match with a greater number of players than their opponents and penalty kicks are taken to determine the winner of a match, that team shall reduce their numbers to equal that of their opponents. The team captain has
Rules of the Game: During penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, all players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the center circle.
The oldest soccer club in the world is England's Sheffield FC, founded in 1857.
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.
More than 90,000 people filled the Rose Bowl to watch the United States defeat China in the 1999 Women's World Cup final.