Rules of the Game: A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area can be taken from any point within the goal area.
Rules of the Game: During a kick-off, the opponents of the team taking the kick-off must be at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball until it is in play.
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.
In the first US Open Cup Final, played in 1914, Brooklyn Field Club defeated Brooklyn Celtic, 2-1.
Stars George Best, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo all wore #7 for Manchester United.