Soccer has its roots in ancient games like Cuju, which was popular in China around 400 BC.
The United States joined FIFA in 1913.
The Oceania Football Confederation consists of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and nine other Pacific island nations.
The first soccer league in the United States was the American Football Association, which existed from 1884-88.
Landon Donovan is the only four-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year award, which is given by sports media to the best player on the US Men's National Team.