Rules of the Game: For international matches the field of play must have dimensions of: Length: minimum 100 m (110 yds), maximum 110 m (120 yds); Width: minimum 64 m (70 yds), maximum 75 m (80 yds).
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
In the first US Open Cup Final, played in 1914, Brooklyn Field Club defeated Brooklyn Celtic, 2-1.
The name soccer comes from association football, which is the sport's formal name.
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