Nike was founded in 1962. The company was originally called Blue Ribbon Sports.
Rules of the Game: Within each penalty area, a penalty mark is made 12 yards (11 m) from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of 10 yards (9.15 m) from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty
The Oneida Football Club was the first soccer club in America and was formed in 1862.
The mascot for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a sombrero-wearing jalapeno pepper named Pique.
Briana Scurry has 77 career shutouts with the U.S. Women's National Team.