Rules of the Game: The player making a throw-in may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.
Rules of the Game: during a penalty kick, the players other than the kicker must be inside the field of play but outside the penalty area and at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the penalty mark.
Rules of the Game: For FIFA matches, if a substitute enters the field of play without the referee’s permission, play is stopped, the substitute is cautioned, shown the yellow card and required to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped b
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.