An indirect free kick must be touched by another player before it goes into the net to count as a goal. A direct free kick does not.
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Volleyballs are softer than a soccer ball.
They weren't around when the game started, they evolved into the game. They are now a lot more stronger and give more protection than the earlier versions.
A regulation size 5 soccer ball has a circumference between 68 and 70 centimeters. This translates into a surface area between 1471.865 cm2 and 1559.718 cm2.
The FIFA Laws of the Game total 17 in number. The link below is direct to FIFA's English language version of the rules.
There is evidence suggesting a soccer-like game was played up to 5,000 years ago in China, Egypt, Rome, and Greece. However, soccer as we know it today began in England in the 1860s.