Rules of the Game: If a player wears thermal tights, they must be of the same main color as the player’s shorts.
The rules of the game were first written down in 1863 by the newly formed Football Association in England.
The mascot for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy was a green, white and red stick figure with a soccer ball head named Ciao.
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) was founded in Switzerland in 1954 and has 53 members.
In the early years of of the game, American soccer was dominated by teams from New England, particularly Fall River, New Bedford and Pawtucket.