Rules of the Game: The corner arc is a quarter circle drawn inside the field of play with a radius of 1 yard (1 m) from each corner flag post.
England's Football Association first legalized professional soccer players in 1885.
FIFA is made of of six confederations: AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, OFC and UEFA.
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.
Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane have both been named FIFA World Player of the Year three times.