The rules of the game were first written down in 1863 by the newly formed Football Association in England.
Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot, starting with World Cup Willie (a lion).
The mascot for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany was a lion named Goleo VI. He had a talking soccer ball sidekick named Pille.
Karl-Heinz Korbel, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1972 to 1991, holds the record for Bundesliga appearances with 602.
London's new Wembley Stadium, which opened in 2007, has a seating capacity of 90,000.