Rules of the Game: The distance between the posts of an official goal is 8 yards (7.32 m) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 8 feet (2.44 m).
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904.
The CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup, first held in 1963, has been won seven times by Mexico and four times by the USA.
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.
The name soccer comes from association football, which is the sport's formal name.
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