Rules of the Game: For international matches the field of play must have dimensions of: Length: minimum 100 m (110 yds), maximum 110 m (120 yds); Width: minimum 64 m (70 yds), maximum 75 m (80 yds).
The rules of the game were first written down in 1863 by the newly formed Football Association in England.
Germany's Bundesliga was formed in 1963.
The first soccer league in the United States was the American Football Association, which existed from 1884-88.
America's best performance in the World Cup since 1930 came in 2002, when the Yanks made it to the quarterfinals.