Rules of the Game: According to FIFA, a goal may be scored directly from the kick-off.
Rules of the Game: According to FIFA, goalposts and crossbars must always be painted white.
Rules of the Game: In the event that the game ball should burst or fail somehow during the run of play, the referee will immediately stop the match until the game can be resumed by calling for a drop ball at the spot of the failure with a fresh ball.
The U.S. Governing body for the sport did not have soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the U.S. Soccer Football Association.
The mascots for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany were two boy characters named Tip and Tap.
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