Rules of the Game: Any of the other players may change places with the goalkeeper provided that the referee is informed before the change is made and the change is made during a stoppage in the match.
Since it was founded, Passback has helped over 1500 groups keep their team outfitted with donated gear; over 560 in the past 3 ½ years.
In the early years of of the game, American soccer was dominated by teams from New England, particularly Fall River, New Bedford and Pawtucket.
More than 90,000 people filled the Rose Bowl to watch the United States defeat China in the 1999 Women's World Cup final.
Columbus Crew Stadium, opened in 1999, was the first major soccer specific stadium in the U.S..