Rules of the Game: On a soccer field, the two longer boundary lines are called touch lines. The two shorter lines are called goal lines.
Rules of the Game: For international matches the field of play must have dimensions of: Length: minimum 100 m (110 yds), maximum 110 m (120 yds); Width: minimum 64 m (70 yds), maximum 75 m (80 yds).
The earliest documented use of the word football appears in a proclamation by King Henry IV of England in 1409.
Everton's Dixie Dean set an English record when he scored 60 goals during the 1927-28 season.
Everton's Dixie Dean set an English record when he scored 60 goals during the 1927-28 season.