Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it from his possession.
Rules of the Game: According to FIFA, goalposts and crossbars must always be painted white.
The mascot for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA was a dog character named Striker.
FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium has the largest official seating capacity in Europe: 98,787.
The first appearance of organized women's soccer in the US may have been in 1922, when a team sponsored by English company Dick, Kerr toured the country -and beat several top men's teams.
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