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When was soccer invented?
The history of soccer goes back more than 2,000 years ago.It was England that got the sport of soccer very popular . The English received praise for creating the first rules in football.Soccer was really first established in 1863 this is the first time many people got attracted to the sport. -
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The History of soccer and events
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Formation of the Football Association
The Football Association was formed when eleven London schools and clubs came together at the Freemason's Tavern to establish a single set of rules to administer any football match that were to be played among them. On December 8 1863, Association Football and Rugby Football finally split onto two different organizations. Later in the year, the first ever soccer match was played on Barnes common at Mortlake, London on 19th December 1863 between Barnes Football Club and Rich -
Elementary education act
The 1870 Education Act started off as the very first piece of legislation to deal parrticularly with the provision of education throughout Britain. An important factor was that it demonstrated a commitment to provision on a national scale.
The Act made sure that voluntary schools can carry on unchanged, but created a system of school boards to build and take care of schools in areas where they were needed. The boards were locally chosen bodies which drew their money from the local rates. -
First offical soccer match
The first official international football match was played, between the national teams of Scotland and England, played in Glasgow Scotland. The game was played on 30 November 1872, and finished with a 0-0 draw -
This introduction of the saturday half day
In the late 19th century the saturday half day was introduced giving working people more time for sports and leisure.This was a start of something new for the people living throughout this time,giving them that extra bit of freedom. -
Introduction of the penalty kick
This proved an important factor as to this day a penalty kick could be the difference of winning and losing. It is a key development in football. -
Working conditions in the early 20th century
Workers would work long hours with little sleep working in dusty warm conditions such as coal mining for example.They had little time for sports and leisure as they has to keep a roof over their heads and feed their families. -
Establishment of FIFA
Delegates from France,Belgium,The Netherlands,
Spain,Sweden and Switzerland at a meeting in Paris on the 21st of May. -
Football becomes an olympic event
Soccer becomes and olympic game but did not get to win medals. -
Professionalism comes to Continental European Countries
This is a key factor in the progression of footbal as many countries in Europe became professional and the leagues improve in standard the quality of football was getting better and better. -
First ever World Cup
This leather football was used in the final match and taken by a Uruguayan team player. It may have even played a part in the outcome of the first world cup in 1930. Argentina and Uruguay could not agree on which ball to use. So they decided to use an Argentinean ball the first half and a ball supplied by Uruguay the second half. As it turned out, Argentina was ahead at halftime 2-1. However; Uruguay came back to win the match in the second half 4-2. -
1st ever English FA Cup final televised live by the BBC
The 1938 FA Cup Final was played in the famous Wembley Stadium between Huddersfield town and Preston north end. It was a second chance to win the FA Cup for Preston north end as they were in the final the year before, It ended up being worth the wait as Preston won by a single goal. After aboiut 30 minutes of extra time it was still 0–0 and soon after Preston were awarded a penalty, George Mutch made no mistake on the winning goal. -
Adidas
adidas1920s. Adolf Dassler, a German shoe factory worker, and his brothers started making spiked shoes for olympic track and field events. In 1948, Adi and his brothers went separate ways, and he started a company called Adidas. In 1949, Adi made the first soccer shoe with rubber studs or cleats. -
Birth of European Club Competitions
This was the start of a new era in terms of football introducing this was just going to create more great footballing moments. European football is considered by many to be the best in the world and is more important to many clubs than playing football in their own countries. -
1st live Worldwide T.V coverage of World Cup
It was a big sensation during this time as there was nothing as great as this before the viewers at the very start would have been massive as they would do anything to watch the game they loved. Soccer had a big influence on the working and non working people during this time. -
TV rights for European Cup Final
This was huge for the people living in this generation.They could now watch their favourite players, play in one of the biggest compettions of the year,It was a good way to promote the sport at an earlier time. -
Action replay machines and videotape used at World Cup
This was a good add to the game for viewers if they missed a bit of the action they could be shown it again over the course of the match.It slows the game down for them also so it was key factor to see the game broken down like this so it was easier to understand. -
World Cup in Mexico beamed by satelite to Europe.
This was a great way to showcase the game throughout the world and let people see their countries play. It was massive boost to the sport in terms of getting more followers of the game and most likely made more people play the game. -
Mia Hamm
Soccer player. Born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama. Largely considered the best female soccer player in history, Hamm played with the United States women's national soccer team for 17 years, building one of the biggest fan bases of any American ahtlete. She was named FIFA World Player of the Year in both 2001 and 2002 -
Start of FIFA Fairplay campaign
ir play is a fundamental part of the game of football. It represents the positive benefits of playing by the rules, using common sense and respecting fellow players, referees, opponents and fans. To give fair play more visibility, FIFA created a programme that turned the generic notion into a simple design and an easy-to-understand code of conduct that must be recognised and respected by players and fans alike. While fair play should apply in football throughout the year, FIFA has, -
Hillsborough disaster
On the 15th of April 1989,at the beginning of the FA cup semi final, a crush on the steel fenced terraces led to the death of 96 Liverpool fans leaving hundreds injured.This day was a dark day in football for everyone in england and throughout the World.,Families ,friends and partners were lost on this day but always remembered by Liverpool football club. -
First Fifa World Championship for Five a side football in Netherlands
This a major change in the game as it's a different way of playing instead of the standard 11 a side the introduction of the 5 a side brought new interest into the game and it began to grow through tournaments like this. -
First FIFA World Championship for Women
Women's football celebrated its true coming of age in November of 1991 when the Women's World Championship was brought to life on the ambitious initiative of Dr. João Havelange, FIFA President at that time. -
Premier League gets Sky
Teddy Sheringham made history in August 1992 by scoring the first Premier League goal broadcast on Sky Sports,this was a key devleopment in the sport and the start of something new in English football. -
Pele is inducted into The national soccer hall of fame
Pelé, the most recognizable soccer figure in the world, is inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame along with John Nanoski and Dennis Long bringing the total to 194. -
Bosman Ruling
The Bosman ruling is basically an EU ruling that lets out of contract playersd leave their club withoiut the club receiving a transfer fee.The ruling is named after a Belgan proffesional footballer Jean-Marc Bosman,still to thius day free agent players are known as Bosman players .The Bosman ruling had a huge impact on football. -
Womens World football championship in Los Angeles
The final of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was an association football match that took place on July 10, 1999, to determine the winner of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The host United States and China played to a scoreless draw. After extra time, the United States won the match with a 5-4 penalties victory. Having an attendance of 90,000 approx, -
Working conditions in the 21st century
Over the 100 years working conditions have improved massively in many jobs people are working 5 days a week getting 2 days off at the weekend and also get more time off during their work with less working hours a week and better paid jobs. -
FIFA Host 1st ever World Club Championship
It was the two Brazilian participants, Rio's Vasco da Gama and Corinthians of Sao Paulo that met under the scorching South American sun in a star-studded local Final. The Sao Paulo side just managed to pip their rivals 4-3 in a penalty shootout after 120 minutes of tactical, goalless football. After drawing with Real Madrid and disposing of Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr and Morocco's Raja Casablanca in the first round, Corinthians and their stable of thoroughbreds - Vampeta, Freddy, Rincon, Edu, Dida -
Technology of Soccer
FIfa take into consideration if they are going to get technology that detects whether a ball has crossed the goal line or not. If it goes ahead it will advance the sport making it more fair to judge decisions.They know that their has been incidents in the past cauysing a lot of controversey but they know that it is only fair if everyone gets a fair say in what they think of this. -
Champions league extended
The teams in Germany,England and Spain that qualify for the Champions league are 4.These countries are consirdered the major whilist other countires throughout Europe have 3,2 and 1 team that represents the -
BT Sport
BT Sport is a number of sports channels in the United Kingdom and in Ireland, owned by BT Retail part of BT Group, BT sport first started off on the 1st August 2013. The channels are based at the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.BT Sport introduction has brought some competition with Sky as they have the rights over Premier league games and other leagues throughout Europe. -
Vanishing spray introduced in the World Cup
The vanishing spray used by referees to prevent encroaching by defensive walls was a notable success – a simple solution to a persistent problem in the game that saved time, enforced fair play and improved the viewing experience for those watching.
