FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904.
The first soccer game based on English FA rules in the United States took place between Rutgers University and Princeton University on Novermber 6, 1869.
The U.S. Women's National Team's top two career goal scorers, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, were teammates at the University of North Carolina.
199,854 people filled Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to watch the 1950 World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay.
Columbus Crew Stadium, opened in 1999, was the first major soccer specific stadium in the U.S..
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