Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a teammate.
Since it was founded, Passback has helped over 1500 groups keep their team outfitted with donated gear; over 560 in the past 3 ½ years.
Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot, starting with World Cup Willie (a lion).
The mascot for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina was a boy character named Gauchito.
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.
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