Rules of the Game: The goal lines should be the same width as that of the goalposts and the crossbar.
Soccer was first played as an official Olympic competition in 1908. Great Britain won the Gold that year.
The mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan were futuristic, computer-generated creatures named Ato, Kaz and Nik.
Italy's famous 82,955-seat San Siro stadium is home to both AC Milan and Inter Milan. The two team's played each other in the ground's first game in 1926.
Columbus Crew Stadium, opened in 1999, was the first major soccer specific stadium in the U.S..