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: The ball is in play at all other times, including when it rebounds from a goalpost, crossbar or corner flag post and remains in the field of play.
The rules of the game were first written down in 1863 by the newly formed Football Association in England.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
Manchester City has the largest pitch of any club in the English Premier League: 116 x 77 yards.
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