Rules of the Game: During a kick-off, the kicker may not touch the ball a second time until it has touched another player.
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
Passback sent out 38,977 pieces of soccer gear to needy teams and organizations from 7/1/06 – 6/30/07.
England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
In the first US Open Cup Final, played in 1914, Brooklyn Field Club defeated Brooklyn Celtic, 2-1.