Rules of the Game: If a player wears thermal tights, they must be of the same main color as the player’s shorts.
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
In the early years of of the game, American soccer was dominated by teams from New England, particularly Fall River, New Bedford and Pawtucket.
Columbus Crew Stadium, which opened in 1999, was the first stadium in the US built specifically for a MLS team. It has a seating capacity of 22,500.
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.
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