Rules of the Game: Within each penalty area, a penalty mark is made 12 yards (11 m) from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of 10 yards (9.15 m) from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty
The FA Cup in England is the world's oldest soccer competition, having first taken place in 1871.
The mascot for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain was an orange named Naranjito.
Unlike the Olympics, FIFA recognizes the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland- as separate entities.
U.S. Men’s National Team played their first ever game in 1916 vs. Sweden in Stockholm.