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.
Rules of the Game: Goalposts and crossbar must have the same width and depth, which cannot exceed five inches (12 cm).
Attendance for the 1950 World Cup Final at Maracana Stadium in Brazil was an amazing 199,500!
In the first US Open Cup Final, played in 1914, Brooklyn Field Club defeated Brooklyn Celtic, 2-1.
Columbus Crew Stadium, which opened in 1999, was the first stadium in the US built specifically for a MLS team. It has a seating capacity of 22,500.