Rules of the Game: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a teammate.
Rules of the Game: If a player wears thermal tights, they must be of the same main color as the player’s shorts.
Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot, starting with World Cup Willie (a lion).
Mexico's most famous stadium, Estadio Azteca, has an official seating capacity of 114,465.
The first soccer game based on English FA rules in the United States took place between Rutgers University and Princeton University on Novermber 6, 1869.