Rules of the Game: A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area can be taken from any point within the goal area.
Rules of the Game: During a kick-off, the opponents of the team taking the kick-off must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until it is in play.
The United States is a member of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
The Final of the 1994 World Cup was played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The first appearance of organized women's soccer in the US may have been in 1922, when a team sponsored by English company Dick, Kerr toured the country -and beat several top men's teams.