Rules of the Game: Within each penalty area, a penalty mark is made 12 yards (11 m) from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of 10 yards (9.15 m) from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty
The first recorded women's soccer game took place on March 23, 1895.
American Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in 1930.
The Houston Dynamo edged the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup in both 2006 and 2007.
The current World Cup trophy will be retired in 2038 when there is no more room for the champion's name.
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