Rules of the Game: All field marking lines should not be more than 12 cm (5 inches) wide.
The Oneida Football Club was the first soccer club in America and was formed in 1862.
The mascot for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico was a boy character named Jaunito.
Gerd Muller, who played for Bayern Munich from 1965-79, is the all-time leading scorer in the German Bundesliga with 365 goals in 427 games.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.