The U.S. Governing body for the sport did not have soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the U.S. Soccer Football Association.
CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, was founded in 1916 and has 10 member associations.
Saint Louis University has won the most NCAA Div 1 men's soccer titles with 10 between 1959 and 1973.
Just Fontaine scored 13 goals for France in the 1958 World Cup, the most for an individual in a single tournament.
The United States Women's national team played its first-ever international soccer match on August 18, 1985 against Italy near Venice.