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Jun 7, 1000
When did football start? Looks much earlier than I thought!
Wiki Early Football
There's me thinking footie is English through and through when, much to my surprise, I come across this! Looks like this ancient Roman is showing off his keepy uppy skills. How many do you think he could manage? -
Jun 7, 1500
Mob Football
Lots of info on the origins of the gameIt looks like early football was more of a free-for-all scrap in the 1500s. Someone should tell Leeds that we live in the 21st Century. -
Football in Shakespeare
Football gets its first mention in Shakespeare: Mob football was so popular in England that even Shakespeare mentioned it in his "Comedy of Errors": Am I so round with you, as you with me,That like a foot-ball you doe spurne me thus:You spurne me hence, and he will spurne me hither,If I last in this seruice, you must case me in leather -
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The World Cup
Turns out that the World cup has been going for 80 years. How long did it take for teams to travel to different continents 80 years ago? -
Sir Alf Ramsey
Alf Ramsey - A real Hero Most people remember the great Alf ramsey for his success in 1966 with England. Fewer people know that as Ipswich Town manger he led Ipswich to the Second Division championship in 1960, and then followed it up by leading Ipswich to the First Division title in their debut season the following year. -
Carlos Alberto World Cup Goal
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Ipswich Town win the FA Cup!
Handy Wiki linkThe golden moment
this is when Bobby Robson's team defied the doubters and beat the mighty Arsenal. We absolutley controlled the game and hit the woodwork three times. -
Wolves last trophy of note ...
Read more about this highpoint in Mr. Hier's lifeUncle bob....sob, sob, they've scored!! -
Dodgy dealing
Algeria beat West Germany There is a fascinating article in The Observer about how politics and dodgy dealing are part of football. Algeria had beaten West Germany and looked like they would go through to the knockout rounds in the 1982 World Cup. All that changed when Austria and Germany decided not to compete with one another so that they would both go through at the expense of Algeria. Disgraceful.
