Passback has sent out over 151,000 pieces of soccer gear to needy teams and organizations over past 3 ½ years.
The mascot for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina was a boy character named Gauchito.
The first non-European nation to join FIFA was South Africa in 1909.
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.
Columbus Crew Stadium, which opened in 1999, was the first stadium in the US built specifically for a MLS team. It has a seating capacity of 22,500.