Rules of the Game: The referee alone is authorized to allow an injured player to re-enter the field, whether the ball is in play or not.
Rules of the Game: If a team finishes a match with a greater number of players than their opponents and penalty kicks are taken to determine the winner of a match, that team shall reduce their numbers to equal that of their opponents. The team captain has
England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
As of December, 2007, FIFA has 208 member associations -which is 16 more than the United Nations.
D.C. United has won the MLS Cup four times, more than any other team.