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Jamestown settlement
Indians played a game called pasuckuakohowog, meaning "they gather to play ball with the foot." Beaches, a half-mile wide with goals 1 mile apart, served as playing fields for as many as 1000 people at a time. Games were often rough, resulting in broken bones, but no one could be identified because players disguised themselves with ornaments and war paint making retaliation close to impossible. -
Fisrts soccer ball
In 1855, Charles Goodyear designed and built the first vulcanized rubber soccer balls (footballs). -
The game was bron
It all began in 1863 in England, when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport's first governing body. -
Penalty!
Intro to the penalty kick to the game. -
World cup!
first world cup was organized in Uruguay. Uruguay taking the cup 4-2 over Argentina. -
On tv.
First live worldwide TV coverage of the World Cup. -
Subs
Substitutes are permitted for the first time, albeit only for an injured goalkeeper and one other injured player. -
First televised
First live worldwide TV coverage of the World Cup. -
3 time winner!
Brazil became the first club to win the World Cup three times with a 4-1 defeat of Italy in the World Cup final in Mexico city. -
My school
Fist time play-off attendance in history! -
Pele!
Introduced to the hall of fame -
Woman's first time Olympic winners!
The American women's team won the first-ever women's soccer event at the Olympics -
MLS
Major League Soccer (MLS) begins as the top USA pro-soccer league -
split!
The first World Cup to be split between two hosts, and the first World Cup Finals played in Asia is contested in the countries of Japan and South Korea -
Ronaldos Record
Ronaldoss Record Ronaldo beats gerd muller's record with 15 goals in world cup finals. -
Money talks
FIFA's MVP bacame the highest parid player by selling him to Real Madrid for a world record of $130 milion. -
Africa
World cup final was playeed on african Soil for the first time ever. -
Fisrt International outside of canada
USA versus Canada, first international match played between teams outside of Great Britain. -
U-20 Youth tournament
First FIFA World Youth Tournament in Tunisia (renamed World Youth Championship in 1981, for players under 20). -
Young much?
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Olympics
Football becomes an olympic event. -
Womens First World Cup
First FIFA World Championship for Women's Football in China won by the USA.
