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.
Rules of the Game: In the event that the game ball should burst or fail somehow during the run of play, the referee will immediately stop the match until the game can be resumed by calling for a drop ball at the spot of the failure with a fresh ball.
The first recorded women's soccer game took place on March 23, 1895.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
The United States has never won a World Cup game on European soil.