Rules of the Game: For international matches the field of play must have dimensions of: Length: minimum 100 m (110 yds), maximum 110 m (120 yds); Width: minimum 64 m (70 yds), maximum 75 m (80 yds).
Rules of the Game: If a player wears thermal tights, they must be of the same main color as the player’s shorts.
The first soccer game based on English FA rules in the United States took place between Rutgers University and Princeton University on Novermber 6, 1869.
D.C. United has won the MLS Cup four times, more than any other team.
Substitutions were allowed for the first time in the 1970 World Cup.