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lst Soccer game played at the Summer Olympics
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Famous Soccer team (League) Founded and eternal rival of FC Barcelona.
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FIFA was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904
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Chelsea Football Club is an English football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football.
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1913: FIFA becomes a member of the IFAB. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) is the body that determines the Laws of the Game of association football.
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Brazil is the most successful national football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with five championships: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles. Brazil is the only national team to have played in every World Cup.
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Offside (sometimes known as offsides) is a law in football (soccer) which states that if a player is in an offside position when the ball is touched or played by a team-mate, the player may not become actively involved in the play. A player is in an offside position when closer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-to-last defender (which is usually the last outfield player), and also in the opponent's half of the pitch. "Offside position" is a matter of fact, whereas
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The Jules Rimet Trophy was the original prize for winning the Football World Cup. Originally called "Victory", but generally known simply as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, it was officially renamed in 1946 to honour the FIFA President Jules Rimet who in 1929 passed a vote to initiate the competition.
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Was hosted by Uruguay and won home, The frist to win the 1st World Cup for Soccer.
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Soccer was taken off the program for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, due to a controversy between FIFA and the IOC over the definition of amateur and the reluctance of many strong soccer countries to travel the US because of the expense involved.
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born on Oct. 23, 1940 in Brazil he has the highest record in goals: 1281 goals in his soccer career.
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First time to televised the Switerland's 1954 FIFA World Cup.
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is an Argentine football manager, coach and former player. Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans consider Maradona as the best football player of all time.[5][6][7][8] He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.
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The system of red and yellow cards is introduced for the 1970 FIFA World Cup ™ finals.
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A replacement trophy was commissioned by FIFA for the 1974 World Cup and beyond.
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Since 1978, Coca-Cola has sponsored the FIFA World Cup.
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Best Ball Player
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FIFA has licensed FIFA World Cup video games since 1986
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is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team
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n incident that occurred on 15 April 1989 at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, during the FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs. The crush resulted in the deaths of 96 people and injuries to 766 others. The incident has since been blamed primarily on the police. The incident remains the worst stadium-related disaster in British history and one of the world's worst football disasters.
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The 1st inaugural tournament was hosted in China in 1991 and the U.S. Women National Soccer Team Won the tournament.
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Major League Soccer was officially formed in February 1995
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Since 1996, The Olympics has held Women's Football Tournaments.
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Korea and Japan
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Houston's MLS Team Houston Dynamo is formed
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Hosted by Germany Won by Italy
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It was hosted in South Africa. Spain was the victor.
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BBVA Compass Stadium was bulit for the Houston Dynamo to play home games.
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