adidas founder Adolf Dassler made his first shoes in 1920, at the age of just 20.
The official ball for the 1970 and ’74 World Cups was the adidas Telstar.
Rules of the Game: Goalposts and crossbar must have the same width and depth, which cannot exceed five inches (12 cm).
The mascot for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a sombrero-wearing jalapeno pepper named Pique.
FC Barcelona donates more than $1 million a year to UNICEF and wears the humanitarian organization's logo on its jersey.