Rules of the Game: The center mark of a field is indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of 9.15 m (10 yds) is marked around it.
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).
The earliest documented use of the word football appears in a proclamation by King Henry IV of England in 1409.
On a regulation size field, the edge of the penalty box is 18 yards from the goal line.
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.