Rules of the Game: during a penalty kick, the players other than the kicker must be inside the field of play but outside the penalty area and at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the penalty mark.
Rules of the Game: All field marking lines should not be more than 12 cm (5 inches) wide.
The mascot for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA was a dog character named Striker.
The United States is a member of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
The most prolific goal-scorer in the North American Soccer League was Italian Giorgio Chinaglia of the New York Cosmos: 242 goals in 254 games.