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206 BCE
Earliest Known Origin
The most relevant of these ancient games to our modern day "Association Football" is the Chinese game of Tsu'Chu (Tsu-Chu or Cuju, meaning "kicking the ball"). Records of the game began during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.) and it may have been a training exercise for soldiers. https://www.liveabout.com/
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The Cambridge Rules
Players at Cambridge University attempt to bring order to a game that was loosely formed for many many years. Wikipedia. (2020). Association Football -
First Governing Body
Cobb Morley, from England, has an idea for rules and organization in soccer helped establish the very first Soccer Governing Body in England, called Football Association or FA. History of Soccer
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The First International Game
Played between England and Scotland Gifford, C. (2018). The Kingfisher soccer encyclopedia -
FIFA is Formed
The laws of the game are determined by the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The board was formed in 1886 after a meeting in Manchester of The Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the Football Association of Wales, and the Irish Football Association. Wikipedia. (2020). Association Football -
First League Founded
Founded in Birmingham in 1888 by Aston Villa director William McGregor. The original format contained 12 clubs from the Midlands and Northern England. Gifford, C. (2018). The Kingfisher soccer encyclopedia -
Women on the Scene
In England, the first recorded game of football between women took place in 1895. Wikipedia. (2020). Association Football -
FIFA Expands
The growing popularity of the international game led to the admittance of FIFA representatives to the International Football Association Board in 1913. Wikipedia. (2020). Association Football -
The World Cup
The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, in Uruguay. https://www.liveabout.com/
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The World Cup for Women
The FIFA Women's World Cup was inaugurated in 1991 and has been held every four years since, while women's football has been an Olympic event since 1996. Gifford, C. (2018). The Kingfisher soccer encyclopedia
