Rules of the Game: During a kick-off, the kicker may not touch the ball a second time until it has touched another player.
Rules of the Game: According to FIFA, goalposts and crossbars must always be painted white.
Rules of the Game: In the event that the game ball should burst or fail somehow during the run of play, the referee will immediately stop the match until the game can be resumed by calling for a drop ball at the spot of the failure with a fresh ball.
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) was founded in Switzerland in 1954 and has 53 members.
The oldest soccer club in the world is England's Sheffield FC, founded in 1857.