Rules of the Game: During penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, all players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the center circle.
The mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan were futuristic, computer-generated creatures named Ato, Kaz and Nik.
Giovane Elber (Bayern Munich) holds the Bundsliga record for the fastest goal - 11 seconds!
The first soccer league in the United States was the American Football Association, which existed from 1884-88.
The US Women have won the prestigious Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal five times as of 2007.
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