Rules of the Game: The player making a throw-in may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.
Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot, starting with World Cup Willie (a lion).
The mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan were futuristic, computer-generated creatures named Ato, Kaz and Nik.
The youngest player to score in the German Bundesliga was Nuri Sahin of Borussia Dortmund (16 years and 335 days) in 2005.
The name soccer comes from association football, which is the sport's formal name.
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