Rules of the Game: During penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, all players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the center circle.
The mascot for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA was a dog character named Striker.
In 1994, Detroit’s Pontiac Silverdome was the first-ever indoor stadium to be used in the World Cup.
Columbus Crew Stadium, opened in 1999, was the first major soccer specific stadium in the U.S..
FC Barcelona donates more than $1 million a year to UNICEF and wears the humanitarian organization's logo on its jersey.