Rules of the Game: The referee alone is authorized to allow an injured player to re-enter the field, whether the ball is in play or not.
Rules of the Game: during a penalty kick, the players other than the kicker must be inside the field of play but outside the penalty area and at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the penalty mark.
Rules of the Game: A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area can be taken from any point within the goal area.
The rules of the game were first written down in 1863 by the newly formed Football Association in England.
Alan Shearer has scored more goals in the English Premier League than any other player (240).
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