The success of World Cup '94 spawns a new men's pro-league, the MLS. But major startup problems and a fractured men's national team make headlines heading into the new millennium.

In the late 80s, the newly formed US women's national team faces an uphill fight for recognition. But a winning formula brings home two World Cups and Olympic Gold in just 10 years.

By the mid-80s pro-soccer had collapsed and the US men's national team hadn't made a World Cup in decades. So what better time to launch a bid to bring the 1994 edition to America.

The North American Soccer League was supposed to light to fuse on pro-soccer in 70s America, so what went wrong? Meanwhile the country's women are just trying to get on the field.