Rules of the Game: The captain of a team has no special status or privileges under the FIFA Laws of the Game but he has a degree of responsibility for the behavior of his team.
Rules of the Game: Goalposts and crossbar must have the same width and depth, which cannot exceed five inches (12 cm).
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904.
The oldest soccer club in the world is England's Sheffield FC, founded in 1857.
199,854 people filled Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to watch the 1950 World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay.