The Three Stripes were registered as an adidas trademark in 1949.
Diadora, founded in 1948, began as a producer of high quality, mountain climbing boots.
Rules of the Game: The center mark of a field is indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of 9.15 m (10 yds) is marked around it.
The youngest player to score in the German Bundesliga was Nuri Sahin of Borussia Dortmund (16 years and 335 days) in 2005.
The University of Virginia won four consecutive NCAA Div 1 men's soccer titles from 1991 to 1994.