700 patents for innovative products were granted to Adi Dassler during his lifetime (1900-1978).
Rules of the Game: In the event that the game ball should burst or fail somehow during the run of play, the referee will immediately stop the match until the game can be resumed by calling for a drop ball at the spot of the failure with a fresh ball.
Uruguay beat Argentina to win the first World Cup in 1930 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people.
The United States has won the Gold Cup four times, including three of the last four titles.
England played its first-ever international soccer match on November 30, 1872 against Scotland.