Rules of the Game: The player making a throw-in may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
The Copa del Rey, an annual cup tournament in Spain involving more than 80 teams, was first played in 1902.
The most prolific goal-scorer in the North American Soccer League was Italian Giorgio Chinaglia of the New York Cosmos: 242 goals in 254 games.
Mexico's Pachuca defeated the LA Galaxy on penalties to win the inaugual North American SuperLiga in 2007.
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