Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player.
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
Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot, starting with World Cup Willie (a lion).
Since the women's NCAA Div 1 championship was established in 1981, The University of North Carolina has won the tournament 19 times.
Columbus Crew Stadium, opened in 1999, was the first major soccer specific stadium in the U.S..