Rules of the Game: During a kick-off, the opponents of the team taking the kick-off must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until it is in play.
Rules of the Game: For FIFA matches, the ball should have a circumference of not more than 70 cm (28 ins) and not less than 68 cm (27 ins).
Passback sent out 38,977 pieces of soccer gear to needy teams and organizations from 7/1/06 – 6/30/07.
Uruguay beat Argentina to win the first World Cup in 1930 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people.
The mascot for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain was an orange named Naranjito.