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The first organized soccer club in the USA, the Oneidas of Boston, was put together by Gerritt Smith. This was an extremely informal game, as there were no official rules put in place yet, however it inspired others to begin their own soccer clubs, making the sport more popular. -
Made out of leather by charles goodyear. -
against Barnes fc and Richmond fc. ended in a 0-0 draw. -
The Football Association came together for a second time to exclude any handling of the ball at anytime other than when it was a throw-in. -
In the first ever international soccer match, England and Scotland play against each other, inspiring countries all over the world to venture out and play the game. -
They won the first division for the first time in 1973 and have won the division 20 times and 9 times in a row from 1988 to 1996. -
Just 20 miles away in Dundee, Aberdeen Rovers faced Dundee Harp. The side from the city of discovery racked up 35 goals but the result is still debated to this day. Rovers arrived with just 10 players and by half-time they were down by 16. As the score continued to tick up officials struggled to keep track. -
Offside in soccer is when the attacking team passes the ball to a teammate that is behind the opponents defenders, which is not illegal in the game of soccer. In 1886, the Football Association discovered that it was an advantage for the attacking team, so, they issued the "offside" rule. -
The first world cup was held in Uruguay. Only 7 teams participated and it was a 17 day tournament. In the finals Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2. -
Soccer was played in its own league before 1900. However, after meetings with various organizations and associations, soccer became an Olympic sport and was a competition between every country that had a soccer team at the time.