Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
On a regulation size field, the edge of the penalty box is 18 yards from the goal line.
In the early years of of the game, American soccer was dominated by teams from New England, particularly Fall River, New Bedford and Pawtucket.
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.