Rules of the Game: A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area can be taken from any point within the goal area.
Goalkeeper is the only position to be explicitly part of the rules of the game since they were codified in the 19th century.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
Karl-Heinz Korbel, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1972 to 1991, holds the record for Bundesliga appearances with 602.
The U.S. Women's National Team's top two career goal scorers, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, were teammates at the University of North Carolina.