Rules of the Game: During a kick-off, the kicker may not touch the ball a second time until it has touched another player.
Rules of the Game: On a soccer field, the two longer boundary lines are called touch lines. The two shorter lines are called goal lines.
England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
The U.S. Governing body for the sport did not have soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the U.S. Soccer Football Association.
Liverpool came back from a 3-0 halftime deficit to beat AC Milan in penalties in the 2005 Champions League final.