Rules of the Game: For FIFA matches, the ball should weigh not more than 450 g (16 oz) and not less than 410 g (14 oz) at the start of the match.
The U.S. Governing body for the sport did not have soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the U.S. Soccer Football Association.
The mascots for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany were two boy characters named Tip and Tap.
The first soccer league in the United States was the American Football Association, which existed from 1884-88.
London's new Wembley Stadium, which opened in 2007, has a seating capacity of 90,000.
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