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).
The mascot for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany was a lion named Goleo VI. He had a talking soccer ball sidekick named Pille.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Japan have each won the Asian Cup championship three times.
The first soccer league in the United States was the American Football Association, which existed from 1884-88.
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