Rules of the Game: During penalty kicks to determine the winner of a match, all players, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the center circle.
Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a teammate.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
The Copa del Rey, an annual cup tournament in Spain involving more than 80 teams, was first played in 1902.
The oldest soccer club in the world is England's Sheffield FC, founded in 1857.
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