Rules of the Game: Coaches and other officials must remain within the confines of the technical area except in special circumstances, for example, a trainer or doctor entering the field of play, with the referee’s permission, to assess an injured player.
Rules of the Game: For FIFA matches, if a substitute enters the field of play without the referee’s permission, play is stopped, the substitute is cautioned, shown the yellow card and required to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped b
The National Soccer Hall of Fame is located in Oneonta, New York.
In 1994, Detroit’s Pontiac Silverdome was the first-ever indoor stadium to be used in the World Cup.
The United States played its first-ever official international soccer match on August 20, 1916 against Sweden in Stockholm.