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The first football game
The first Football games played in Britain was between the locals of east of England, starting after a 'legendary' game that involved kicking around the severed head of a Danish prince that they had defeated in a war. These games were violent, where injury and death were not uncommon -
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Football had been banned
Despite the violence of these celebratory games, they were still popular. This led King Edward III of England to pass laws in 1331 to stop the game -
Legalization of football
Football became legal again in England -
The first rules
Eton College of England established a set of rules for the games. -
The development of rules
The rules were further standardized and a new version was adopted by all the schools, college and universities, known as the Cambridge Rules. -
The first football club
The first football club formed anywhere outside of England was the Oneida Football Club, Boston USA. -
The first football match
October 26 of 1863, 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. The first ever soccer match was played on Barnes common at Mortlake, London on 19th December 1863 between Barnes Football Club and Richmond Football Club. The game ended in a 0-0 draw. -
The first official international football 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. -
The International Football Association Board
The four British associations agreed on a uniform code and formed the International Football Association Board. -
Football match outsude of GB
The first international match played by teams outside of Great Britain was between USA and Canada, played in Newark and ended with Canada winning 1-0. -
Penalty
Introduction of the penalty kick. -
Football at the Olympic Games
Football was played at the Olympic Games for the first time -
Establishment of FIFA
Establishment of FIFA by delegates from France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland at a meeting in Paris on the 21st of May. -
The first World Cup
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) held soccer's first World Cup tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, with 13 teams. -
Women's team won at the Olympic Games
The American women's team won the first-ever women's soccer event at the Olympics. -
FIFA Player of the 20th Century
FIFA Player of the Century was a one-off award created by FIFA to decide the greatest football player of the 20th century, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in Rome on 11 December 2000. Diego Maradona and Pelé were joint winners of the award. Maradona won the award based on the Internet poll, while Pelé won the award based on votes from FIFA officials, journalists and coaches. -
FIFA World Cup 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010.
