The rules of the game were first written down in 1863 by the newly formed Football Association in England.
The mascot for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy was a green, white and red stick figure with a soccer ball head named Ciao.
Of the 16 members of the USA's first World Cup team in 1930, five were born in Scotland and one in England.
Stars George Best, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo all wore #7 for Manchester United.
The United States played its first-ever official international soccer match on August 20, 1916 against Sweden in Stockholm.
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