Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a teammate.
Rules of the Game: According to FIFA, a goal may be scored directly from the kick-off.
Spain's La Liga had its first season in 1928.
The mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan were futuristic, computer-generated creatures named Ato, Kaz and Nik.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.