Rules of the Game: The distance between the posts of an official goal is 8 yards (7.32 m) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 8 feet (2.44 m).
Unlike the Olympics, FIFA recognizes the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland- as separate entities.
The African Cup of Nations, the main international football competition in Africa, was first held in 1957.
Attendance for the 1950 World Cup Final at Maracana Stadium in Brazil was an amazing 199,500!
Everton's Dixie Dean set an English record when he scored 60 goals during the 1927-28 season.
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