Thirty years ago, American businessman Jim Paglia attempted to fully rework the rules of soccer, but his dream fell apart.

Records trace the origins of the sport back more than 2,000 ... further back to old Mesoamerican cultures - but 'football' or 'soccer' as we know it today has its roots in 19th century England.

Among the bizarrest phenomena in the world of sports is Ajax, the most accomplished club in the storied history of Dutch soccer. Its fans—blond-haired men with beer guts, boys with blue eyes ...