Rules of the Game: During penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, the goalkeeper who is the teammate of the kicker must remain on the field of play, outside the penalty area in which the kicks are being taken, and on the goal line where it meets
The most prolific goal-scorer in the North American Soccer League was Italian Giorgio Chinaglia of the New York Cosmos: 242 goals in 254 games.
Of the 16 members of the USA's first World Cup team in 1930, five were born in Scotland and one in England.
Briana Scurry has 77 career shutouts with the U.S. Women's National Team.
The current World Cup trophy will be retired in 2038 when there is no more room for the champion's name.