In 2011, referee Damien Rubino set a world record by giving out THIRTY-SIX (36) red cards in a single match between Claypole and Victoriano Arenas. After a brawl erupted, Rubino sent off all 22 players, every substitute and some technical staff.

On November 30, 1872, the national teams of Scotland and England went head to head at West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland. The match, which was watched by 4,000 spectators, finished in a 0-0 draw.

Some international soccer matches have produced high-scoring thrillers, but nothing can match the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Australia and American Samoa which ended with a 31-0 win for the Aussies.

Marta is the first footballer of either gender to score at five World Cup editions. She is often regarded as the best female player of all time and was given the nickname "Pelé in skirts" by Pelé himself.

The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end.

The Ivory Coast national football team helped further reduce tensions between government and rebel forces in 2007 by playing a match in the rebel capital of Bouaké, an occasion that brought both armies together peacefully for the first time.

If the goalkeeper holds the ball for more than 6 seconds, the opponent is awarded an indirect free kick.

On July 19, 2009, Mauricio Baldivieso made his debut for Club San José in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano against La Paz F.C. at the age of 12.

On November 2, 2013, the match between Stoke City and Southampton ended in a tie, but it was a tie no one would ever forget. Stoke City's goalkeeper Asmir Begovic shocked the entire stadium when he scored on a shot from his own penalty area. The goal earned him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, measuring in at 91.9 meters -- or 100.5 yards.

David Beckham retired in May 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies, as well as league titles in England, Spain, the United States, and France.