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.
The Passback program provides used but playable soccer gear to needy teams and organizations around the world and here at home.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
The first soccer game based on English FA rules in the United States took place between Rutgers University and Princeton University on Novermber 6, 1869.
Columbus Crew Stadium, opened in 1999, was the first major soccer specific stadium in the U.S..