Rules of the Game: The distance between the posts of an official goal is 8 yards (7.32 m) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 8 feet (2.44 m).
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England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) was founded in Switzerland in 1954 and has 53 members.
The Netherlands' Ernie Brandt is the only man to score a goal for both teams in a World Cup game, accomplishing the feat in 1978.