Rules of the Game: For FIFA matches, if a substitute enters the field of play without the referee’s permission, play is stopped, the substitute is cautioned, shown the yellow card and required to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped b
The first recorded women's soccer game took place on March 23, 1895.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
The earliest documented use of the word football appears in a proclamation by King Henry IV of England in 1409.
The current World Cup trophy will be retired in 2038 when there is no more room for the champion's name.