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Modern football originated in Britain in the 19th century (Britannica) -
an attempt to standardize the rules of play was made at the University of Cambridge (Britannica)
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these “Cambridge rules” were further spread out by Cambridge graduates who formed football clubs. (Britannica)
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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 clubs played two matches against each other in 1866 (Britannica) -
in 1867 the Sheffield Football Association was created, the forerunner of later county associations. (Britannica) -
By 1877 the associations of Great Britain had agreed upon a uniform code (Britannica) -
The issue of professionalism reached a crisis in England in 1884, when the FA expelled two clubs for using professional players. (Britannica) -
A league was formed in the Netherlands in 1889 (Britannica) -
The Irish and Scots formed leagues in 1890 (Britannica) -
A lower, second division was introduced in 1893, and the total number of teams increased to 28 (Britannica) -
The Southern League began in 1894 (Britannica) -
By the early 20th century, football had spread across Europe, but it needed international organization (Britannica) -
the first Women’s World Cup was played in China. (Britannica) -
Germany completed its first national championship season in 1903 (Britannica) -
A solution was found in 1904 when FA representatives from all around the world founded the Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA. -
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) -
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) -
world indoor five-a-side championship, started in 1989. (Britannica) -
The Asian cup was played in Saudi Arabia
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They will have airless soccer balls just like the airless basketball