adidas launched the revolutionary “TORSION®” sole system in 1988.
Rules of the Game: The captain of a team has no special status or privileges under the FIFA Laws of the Game but he has a degree of responsibility for the behavior of his team.
Rules of the Game: The penalty area is composed of two lines drawn at right angles to the goal line, 16.5 m (18 yards) from the inside of each goalpost. These lines extend into the field of play for a distance of 16.5 m (18 yards) and are joined by a line
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.
England played its first-ever international soccer match on November 30, 1872 against Scotland.