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 African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
The first African nation to qualify for the World Cup was Egypt in 1934. The second was Morocco in 1970.
Landon Donovan is the only four-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year award, which is given by sports media to the best player on the US Men's National Team.
Stars George Best, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo all wore #7 for Manchester United.