The Passback program provides used but playable soccer gear to needy teams and organizations around the world and here at home.
The FA Cup in England is the world's oldest soccer competition, having first taken place in 1871.
The mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan were futuristic, computer-generated creatures named Ato, Kaz and Nik.
Mexico's Pachuca defeated the LA Galaxy on penalties to win the inaugual North American SuperLiga in 2007.
American Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in 1930.