History OF Soccer

Soccer was invented!!!

Jun 10, 1424

Soccer is one of the most popular sport in Europe and the Americas. Early evidence of soccer being played as a sport in china during the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC.This wonderful sport has being played for more then 300yrs. It was during the HAN dynasty that people dribbled leather balls by kicking it into a small net.

First Soccer Club(outside England)

Jan 25, 1812

USA, Oneida Football Club; formed in Boston in 1862, was the first soccer club anywhere outside of England.

First Soccer Ball!!!

Jan 13, 1855

In 1855 Charles Goodyear designed and built the first vulcanized rubber soccer balls!!! this ball was on display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame which was located in Oneonta, NY, USA . The ball was used for a game between the Oneida Football Club, the first organized team in the US, and a team of players from Boston Latin and Boston English Schools.

The History Of Modern-Day Soccer Rules

Oct 1, 1863

In 1863 eleven representatives from London clubs and schools met at the Freemasons Tavern to set up common fundamental rules to control the matches amongst themselves. The outcome of this meeting was the formation of the Football Association. In December 1863

First International Game!!!

Jan 25, 1872

First international football match played between England and Scotland.

INtroduction of Professionalism

Jan 25, 1885

The introduction of professionalism in England and then outside of Europe.

First IFAB metting.

Jan 25, 1886

The first metting took place at the AFs offices at Holborn VIaduct in London, for everyone to agree with the making of rules by IFAb.

The Penalty Kick was introduced

Jan 11, 1891

The English are credited with recording the first uniform rules for the sport, including that tripping opponents and touching the ball with hands was forbidden.

FIFA

Jan 25, 1904

FIFA was made in Paris in 1904, the intention was to recognised the role of English who had founded their Football Association back in 1863.

FIFA becomes a member of the International Football Association

Jul 1, 1913

FIFA becomes a member of the International Football Association of Great Britain the most famous association in Europe were speadring soccer all over the world.

First World Cup!!

Jul 13, 1930

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930.

Televised Soccer Game

Jan 25, 1938

English FA Cup Final televised live by BBC.

first soccer shoes invented!!!

Jan 17, 1949

1949, dolf (Adi) Dassler invented a soccer shoe that had molded rubber studs. Adi, a German shoe factory worker, had a passion for designing shoes for athletes, which became his motivation for starting the company known today as Adidas.

Top Mach in history!!

Nov 25, 1953

1953 match between Hungary (6) and England (3) during which England was defeated at home for the first time in history. Hungarian Nandor Hidegkuti scored the first goal in just 90 seconds.

Europian Clubs Competitions

Jan 25, 1955

Birth of Europian clubs competitions bringing the people what they asked for.

Top Player throughout History 'PELE'' from Brazil

Apr 16, 1958

Edson Arantes also known as 'Pele' was one of the top soccer players in History. in 1928 he scored six-goals in the World cup and helped brazil claimed its first tittle.

Red & Yellow cards were introduced

Feb 14, 1970

Before soccer was a violence sport , there were not rules players fight in the game . Red & Yellow carts were created to punish or warm players.More recent major changes included when goalkeepers were banned from handling deliberate back-passes in 1992 and when tackles from behind became red-card penalties in 1998.

Back passes to the Goalkeepers

Jan 25, 1992

Goalkeepers are forbidden from handing back-passes.

outstanding soccer stadiums around the world today.!!!

Jan 13, 1999

Some of the top stadiums in the history of soccer include Nou Camp in Barcelona, Spain which remains the biggest soccer stadium in Europeand the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan which is considered the most high-tech stadium.

Soccer becomes an Olympic Event

Jan 25, 2012

Soccer becomes and olympic game but did not get to win medals.

First Internatinal Game(outside of England)

Jan 25, 2012

USA, USA versus Canada, first international match played between teams outside of Great Britain.

Substitutions in Soccer

Jan 25, 2012

Substitutes are permitted for the first time, albeit only for an injured goalkeeper and one other injured player.

U-20 Youth tournament

Jan 25, 2012

First FIFA World Youth Tournament in Tunisia (renamed World Youth Championship in 1981, for players under 20).

First World CUp For Womens

Jan 25, 2012

First FIFA World Championship for Women's Football in China won by the USA.

Off sides in favor of attackers

Jan 25, 2012

The offside law is changed in favour of the attacker, who is now onside if level with the penultimate defender.