Rules of the Game: According to FIFA, a goal may be scored directly from the kick-off.
Rules of the Game: A goalkeeper must wear colors that distinguish him or her from the other players, the referee and the assistant referees.
Rules of the Game: All field marking lines should not be more than 12 cm (5 inches) wide.
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.
Goalkeeper is the only position to be explicitly part of the rules of the game since they were codified in the 19th century.
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