adidas founder Adi Dassler produced his first soccer boots in 1929. They featured leather outsoles and studs.
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: A goalkeeper must wear colors that distinguish him or her from the other players, the referee and the assistant referees.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
Everton's Dixie Dean set an English record when he scored 60 goals during the 1927-28 season.