Rules of the Game: The referee indicates an indirect free kick by raising his arm above his head. He maintains his arm in that position until the kick has been taken and the ball has touched another player or goes out of play.
Rules of the Game: A goalkeeper must wear colors that distinguish him or her from the other players, the referee and the assistant referees.
Rules of the Game: Corner flags must be on non-pointed posts that are at least five feet (1.5 m) high.
Rules of the Game: In the event that the game ball should burst or fail somehow during the run of play, the referee will immediately stop the match until the game can be resumed by calling for a drop ball at the spot of the failure with a fresh ball.
The FA Cup in England is the world's oldest soccer competition, having first taken place in 1871.