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.
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
Saint Louis University has won the most NCAA Div 1 men's soccer titles with 10 between 1959 and 1973.
U.S. Men’s National Team played their first ever game in 1916 vs. Sweden in Stockholm.
The U.S. Women's National Team's top two career goal scorers, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, were teammates at the University of North Carolina.