Rules of the Game: The referee indicates an indirect free kick by raising his arm above his head. He maintains his arm in that position until the kick has been taken and the ball has touched another player or goes out of play.
Rules of the Game: The center mark of a field is indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of 9.15 m (10 yds) is marked around it.
Soccer has its roots in ancient games like Cuju, which was popular in China around 400 BC.
Of the 16 members of the USA's first World Cup team in 1930, five were born in Scotland and one in England.
The US Women have won the prestigious Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal five times as of 2007.
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