Rules of the Game: The captain of a team has no special status or privileges under the FIFA Laws of the Game but he has a degree of responsibility for the behavior of his team.
Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession.
Rules of the Game: The ball is in play at all other times, including when it rebounds from a goalpost, crossbar or corner flag post and remains in the field of play.
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan were futuristic, computer-generated creatures named Ato, Kaz and Nik.
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