The mascot for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina was a boy character named Gauchito.
Gerd Muller, who played for Bayern Munich from 1965-79, is the all-time leading scorer in the German Bundesliga with 365 goals in 427 games.
CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, was founded in 1916 and has 10 member associations.
The first appearance of organized women's soccer in the US may have been in 1922, when a team sponsored by English company Dick, Kerr toured the country -and beat several top men's teams.
Columbus Crew Stadium, opened in 1999, was the first major soccer specific stadium in the U.S..