The word Umbro is a contraction of the company’s original name, Humphrey Brothers.
Rules of the Game: The player making a throw-in may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan were futuristic, computer-generated creatures named Ato, Kaz and Nik.
Everton's Dixie Dean set an English record when he scored 60 goals during the 1927-28 season.