Rules of the Game: The distance between the posts of an official goal is 8 yards (7.32 m) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 8 feet (2.44 m).
The Guinness Book of Records recognizes Sandygate Road stadium in Crosspool, Sheffield, England in as the Oldest Ground in the World. It has been home to Hallam FC since 1860.
The first soccer game based on English FA rules in the United States took place between Rutgers University and Princeton University on Novermber 6, 1869.
The team sponsored by Bethlehem Steel won four out of the first six US Open Cup tournaments- 1915, '16, '18 and '19.
The 1970 World Cup was the first to be televised in color.