Rules of the Game: Coaches and other officials must remain within the confines of the technical area except in special circumstances, for example, a trainer or doctor entering the field of play, with the referee’s permission, to assess an injured player.
Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession.
Passback sent out 38,977 pieces of soccer gear to needy teams and organizations from 7/1/06 – 6/30/07.
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) was founded in Switzerland in 1954 and has 53 members.
The youngest player to score in the German Bundesliga was Nuri Sahin of Borussia Dortmund (16 years and 335 days) in 2005.