Rules of the Game: Within each penalty area, a penalty mark is made 12 yards (11 m) from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of 10 yards (9.15 m) from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty
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.
England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
The mascot for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain was an orange named Naranjito.
The mascot for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was a cockerel (or rooster) named Footix.