As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
The youngest player to score in the German Bundesliga was Nuri Sahin of Borussia Dortmund (16 years and 335 days) in 2005.
In the early years of of the game, American soccer was dominated by teams from New England, particularly Fall River, New Bedford and Pawtucket.
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.
Of the U.S. WNT coaches who coached more than four games, only Tony DiCicco was born in the United States.