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soccerDespite the violence of these games, they were still popular. This led King Edward III of England to pass laws in 1331 to stop the game.
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History of soccerIn 1424 King James I of Scotland also proclaimed in the Parliament— "Na man play at the Fute-ball" (No man shall play football)
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soccerQueen Elizabeth I of England, enacted laws that could sentence a football player to jail for a week followed by penance in a church.
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soccerIn Alaska and Canada the native Eskimos played a game called aqsaqtuk on ice, using balls stuffed with grass, caribou hair, and moss.
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soccerFootball became legal again in England
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soccerIn North America, native American Indians in the original Jamestown settlement played a game called pasuckuakohowog, meaning "they gather to play ball with the foot." It was a rough game, played the beach, the field a half-mile wide with goals 1 mile apart, with as many as 1000 players at a time.
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soccerEton College of England established a set of rules for the games.
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SOCCERThe first soccer club formed anywhere outside of England was the Oneida Football Club, Boston USA.
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soccerthe first ever soccer match was played on Barnes common at Mortlake, London between Barnes Football Club and Richmond Football Club. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.
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soccerThe Football Association rules were further amended to exclude any handling of the ball.
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The first official international football match was played, between the national teams of Scotland and England, played in Glasgow Scotland. The game was played on 30 November 1872, and finished with a 0-0 draw.
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soccerIntroduction of the penalty kick.
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Soccer historySoccer played the Olympic Games for the first time
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SoccerEstablishment of FIFA by delegates from France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland at a meeting in Paris
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soccerBethlehem (Pa.) Steel became the first American professional team to play in Europe when they toured Sweden.
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history of soccerThe Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) held soccer's first World Cup tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, with 13 teams.
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history of soccerSoccer was taken off the program for the Olympic games in Los Angeles, due to a controversy between FIFA and the IOC over the definition of amateur and the reluctance of many strong soccer countries to travel the US because of the expense involved
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soccer historyThe American women's team won the first-ever women's soccer event at the Olympics.
