The History Of Soccer

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    Football history

  • Where Football originated from

    Where Football originated from
    Modern football originated in Britain in the 19th century (Britannica)
  • Standardizing the rules

    an attempt to standardize the rules of play was made at the University of Cambridge (Britannica)
  • Evolution of the rules

    these “Cambridge rules” were further spread out by Cambridge graduates who formed football clubs. (Britannica)
  • The Rules

    The Rules
    A series of meetings involving clubs from London produced the printed rules of football which denied the carrying of the ball. (Britannica)
  • Sheffield and London

    Sheffield and London
    Sheffield and London clubs played two matches against each other in 1866 (Britannica)
  • Sheffield Football Association

    Sheffield Football Association
    in 1867 the Sheffield Football Association was created, the forerunner of later county associations. (Britannica)
  • Uniform

    Uniform
    By 1877 the associations of Great Britain had agreed upon a uniform code (Britannica)
  • Professionalism

    Professionalism
    The issue of professionalism reached a crisis in England in 1884, when the FA expelled two clubs for using professional players. (Britannica)
  • Netherlands

    Netherlands
    A league was formed in the Netherlands in 1889 (Britannica)
  • The Irish and Scots formed leagues

    The Irish and Scots formed leagues
    The Irish and Scots formed leagues in 1890 (Britannica)
  • Second Devision

    Second Devision
    A lower, second division was introduced in 1893, and the total number of teams increased to 28 (Britannica)
  • The Southern League

    The Southern League
    The Southern League began in 1894 (Britannica)
  • Football's Spread across Europe

    Football's Spread across Europe
    By the early 20th century, football had spread across Europe, but it needed international organization (Britannica)
  • Womens World Cup

    Womens World Cup
    the first Women’s World Cup was played in China. (Britannica)
  • Season

    Season
    Germany completed its first national championship season in 1903 (Britannica)
  • The solution

    The solution
    A solution was found in 1904 when FA representatives from all around the world founded the Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA.
  • Olympics

    Olympics
    Football made its official Olympic debut at the London Games and it has been played at each of Olympic Games except for the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. (Britannica)
  • The World Cup

    The World Cup
    When FIFA established the World Cup championship Without membership in FIFA the British national teams were not invited to the first three competitions 1930, 1934, and 1938. (Britannica)
  • Indoor five-a-side

    Indoor five-a-side
    world indoor five-a-side championship, started in 1989. (Britannica)
  • Asian Cup

    Asian Cup
    The Asian cup was played in Saudi Arabia
    (Britannica)
  • The Future

    They will have airless soccer balls just like the airless basketball