German midfielder Lothar Matthäus, a Puma athlete, captained Germany to victory at the 1990 World Cup. He was also voted “European Footballer of the Year”, “World Footballer of the Year”, and “World Sportsman of the Year” .
Rules of the Game: During penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, all players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the center circle.
The rules of the game were first written down in 1863 by the newly formed Football Association in England.
The Final of the 1994 World Cup was played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The US Women have won the prestigious Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal five times as of 2007.