Rules of the Game: Within each penalty area, a penalty mark is made 12 yards (11 m) from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of 10 yards (9.15 m) from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty
The U.S. Governing body for the sport did not have soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the U.S. Soccer Football Association.
The mascot for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA was a dog character named Striker.
The Houston Dynamo edged the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup in both 2006 and 2007.
London's new Wembley Stadium, which opened in 2007, has a seating capacity of 90,000.
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