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There is evidence in China that military forces around 2nd and 3rd century BC (Han Dynasty) played a game, originally named "Tsu Chu", that involved kicking a leather ball stuffed with fur into a small hole. Like Soccer, no hands were permitted during the play of the game. This is important because it is the very first type of soccer played ALL OF MY EVENTS ARE FROM THIS WEBSITE!!
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There was possibly a version of a type of ball game played by young women in Egypt during the age of Baqet III, as images of this sport were depicted on his tomb, though there is not much known of this sport except that it was played with a ball. This is the first type of soccer in a different country.
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China's Tsu Chu players and Japan's Kemari players were the first to have an "International" game Very first international match
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In Mexico & Central America the rubber ball was created Very first real ball made ALL EVENTS ARE FROM THIS WEBSITE!!!!!
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In Italy they played a game called "calcio" with teams of 27+ people. The first set of rules was then made. First Rules
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In North America, native American Indians in the original Jamestown settlement First soccer seen in America
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Eton College of England established a set of rules for the games. Rules were made official.
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The first soccer club formed anywhere outside of England was the Oneida Football Club First soccer club formed
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October 26 of 1863, the Football Association was formed when eleven London schools and clubs
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The Football Association rules were further amended to exclude any handling of the ball.
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The four British associations agreed on a uniform code. The first uniforms were made
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The first international match played by teams outside of Great Britain was between USA and Canada, played in Newark and ended with Canada winning 1-0. First International Soccer Match
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Introduction of the penalty kick. Penalty Kick added