Rules of the Game: Any of the other players may change places with the goalkeeper provided that the referee is informed before the change is made and the change is made during a stoppage in the match.
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
The United States is a member of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium has the largest official seating capacity in Europe: 98,787.