England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
Real Madrid has won the Champions League/European Cup 9 times, more than any other club.
The current World Cup trophy will be retired in 2038 when there is no more room for the champion's name.
Bora Milutinovic is the only man to coach five World Cups with five different teams: Mexico, Costa Rica, United States, Nigeria and China.
The United States Women's national team played its first-ever international soccer match on August 18, 1985 against Italy near Venice.