For a fee of $35, Nike’s Swoosh trademark was created in 1971 by a graphic design student named Carolyn Davidson whom company founder Phil Knight had met at Portland State University.
The 1934 and 1990 World Cups were held in Italy.
The first soccer game based on English FA rules in the United States took place between Rutgers University and Princeton University on Novermber 6, 1869.
American Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in 1930.
The United States has won the Gold Cup four times, including three of the last four titles.