Rules of the Game: The goal lines should be the same width as that of the goalposts and the crossbar.
Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot, starting with World Cup Willie (a lion).
The United States is a member of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
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.
Liverpool came back from a 3-0 halftime deficit to beat AC Milan in penalties in the 2005 Champions League final.