Rules of the Game: The distance between the posts of an official goal is 8 yards (7.32 m) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 8 feet (2.44 m).
England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
The mascot for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a sombrero-wearing jalapeno pepper named Pique.
The name soccer comes from association football, which is the sport's formal name.
Manchester City has the largest pitch of any club in the English Premier League: 116 x 77 yards.