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Rules That Needed to be Broken

Shooting and Scoring — Soccer (1925)Cause: Pre-1925 goals were even rarer than they are today and players were being whistled for being offside at a rate more than double today's…

Gravity

How it works and its effect on Earth, the Moon, and the Sun by Mark Hughes Related Links Encyclopedia: Earth The Moon Sir Isaac Newton   You are shrinking right now.…

Tiffany Roberts

Born: May 5, 1977Soccer M defensive specialist for U.S. women's soccer team; won olympic gold medal in 1996 and World Cup title in 1999; led North Carolina to NCAA championships in 1996 and 97.

Franz Beckenbauer

Born: Sept. 11, 1945Soccer captain of West German World Cup champions in 1974 then coached West Germany to World Cup title in 1990; invented sweeper position; played in U.S. for NY Cosmos (1977-80,…

Women's World Cup 1999 | Final

Women's World Cup final pits U.S. against China by Gerry Brown The third Women's World Cup has been everything that organizers could have hoped for. Record crowds have packed stadiums…

Sepp Blatter

Name at birth: Joseph S. BlatterSepp Blatter was the president of FIFA, the powerful international soccer organization, from 1998 until his abrupt resignation amidst scandal in 2015. Sepp Blatter…

Lorrie Fair

Born: Aug. 5, 1978Soccer at 20, she was the youngest player on the 1999 American team that won the inaugural women's World Cup; member of U.S. 2000 women's olympic team; helped North Carolina win…

Wacky Wars!

Wars can start over the stupidest things! Entire countries have lost their sense of what is worth fighting for in some cases. We hope you wouldn't let a soccer game, pigs, or a bucket do the same…

Lamar Hunt

Born: Aug. 2, 1932Football/Soccer Founder of the Kansas City Chiefs (formerly Dallas Texans); instrumental in forming the AFL in 1959 and merging the league with NFL in 1966; elected to the Pro…

Olympic Preview: Team Handball

First Appeared: 1936 (men); 1976 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20082008 Summer Games: Team Handball ResultsEncyclopedia: HandballDespite the fact…