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Football history
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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
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 clubs played two matches against each other in 1866 (Britannica) -
Sheffield Football Association
in 1867 the Sheffield Football Association was created, the forerunner of later county associations. (Britannica) -
Uniform
By 1877 the associations of Great Britain had agreed upon a uniform code (Britannica) -
Professionalism
The issue of professionalism reached a crisis in England in 1884, when the FA expelled two clubs for using professional players. (Britannica) -
Netherlands
A league was formed in the Netherlands in 1889 (Britannica) -
The Irish and Scots formed leagues
The Irish and Scots formed leagues in 1890 (Britannica) -
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 began in 1894 (Britannica) -
Football's Spread across Europe
By the early 20th century, football had spread across Europe, but it needed international organization (Britannica) -
Womens World Cup
the first Women’s World Cup was played in China. (Britannica) -
Season
Germany completed its first national championship season in 1903 (Britannica) -
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
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
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
world indoor five-a-side championship, started in 1989. (Britannica) -
Asian Cup
The Asian cup was played in Saudi Arabia
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The Future
They will have airless soccer balls just like the airless basketball