Rules of the Game: Any of the other players may change places with the goalkeeper provided that the referee is informed before the change is made and the change is made during a stoppage in the match.
The FA Cup in England is the world's oldest soccer competition, having first taken place in 1871.
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.
American Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in 1930.
London's new Wembley Stadium, which opened in 2007, has a seating capacity of 90,000.