Rules of the Game: The ball is in play at all other times, including when it rebounds from a goalpost, crossbar or corner flag post and remains in the field of play.
The U.S. Governing body for the sport did not have soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the U.S. Soccer Football Association.
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Japan have each won the Asian Cup championship three times.
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.
FC Barcelona donates more than $1 million a year to UNICEF and wears the humanitarian organization's logo on its jersey.