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The first soccer ball was made in the 1300's.
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King Edward banned soccer due to incidents with violence during the sport.
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Soccer became very popular in schools and colleges. Then came the Cambridge Rules
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Charles Goodyear made the first rubber soccer ball.
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Eleven representatives from London met at the Freemason’s Tavern to create rules to control the game.
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Football Association was established in October, 1863.
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Football Association banned any kind of handling of the ball.
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Substitutes are perimited for the first time. For only one goalkeeper and an injured player.
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The system of red and yellow cards is introduced for the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals. The cards are to take players that have done something illegal in the game out.
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The FIFA changed the back pass rules during the 1990 FIFA World Cup suggesting something more was needed. The IFAB responded in 1992 by banning goalkeepers from handling back-passes.
