FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904.
The mascot for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy was a green, white and red stick figure with a soccer ball head named Ciao.
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.
Karl-Heinz Korbel, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1972 to 1991, holds the record for Bundesliga appearances with 602.
The United States Women's national team played its first-ever international soccer match on August 18, 1985 against Italy near Venice.
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