England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
The first recorded women's soccer game took place on March 23, 1895.
Tab Ramos was announced as the first player to sign with Major League Soccer in January of 1995.
The U.S. Women's National Team went 51 games without a loss between 2004 and 2007.
American Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in 1930.