Rules of the Game: The referee indicates an indirect free kick by raising his arm above his head. He maintains his arm in that position until the kick has been taken and the ball has touched another player or goes out of play.
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).
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
Substitutions were allowed for the first time in the 1970 World Cup.
Substitutions were allowed for the first time in the 1970 World Cup.
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