Rules of the Game: The captain of a team has no special status or privileges under the FIFA Laws of the Game but he has a degree of responsibility for the behavior of his team.
Rules of the Game: Coaches and other officials must remain within the confines of the technical area except in special circumstances, for example, a trainer or doctor entering the field of play, with the referee’s permission, to assess an injured player.
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904.
The mascot for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a boy character named Jaunito.
The U.S. Women's National Team's top two career goal scorers, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, were teammates at the University of North Carolina.