Rules of the Game: In the event that the game ball should burst or fail somehow during the run of play, the referee will immediately stop the match until the game can be resumed by calling for a drop ball at the spot of the failure with a fresh ball.
Unlike the Olympics, FIFA recognizes the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland- as separate entities.
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Japan have each won the Asian Cup championship three times.
The first soccer league in the United States was the American Football Association, which existed from 1884-88.
The United States played its first-ever official international soccer match on August 20, 1916 against Sweden in Stockholm.
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