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Mar 11, 1365
bad soccor
King Edward 3 banned soccor in 1365 owing to the growing incidents of violence and military indulgence in the sport. -
Period: Aug 28, 1365 to
History of Soccer
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Indie Form of Soccer
American folklore asserts that Pilgrim Fathers, upon settling at Plymouth Rock found American Indians along the Massachusetts coast playing a form of soccer. The Indians called it “Pasuckquakkohowog,” which means “they gather to play football. -
Pop Goes Soccer
In 1815, a major development took place that made soccer popular in Universities, Colleges and Schools. -
Everyone Loves soccer
However, recent reseach has shown that the modern game entered America in te 1850s through New Orleans when Scottish,Irish, and Geman immigrants brought the game with them. -
Go Non-League
The first non-league organizing body within the United States was the American Football Association (AFA) wich was incarnated in 1884. -
Pros
Bethlehem (Pa.) Steel became the first American professional team to play in Europe when they toured Sweden. -
Paul Beasti
Paul Caligiuri scored the biggest goal in U.S. Soccer history since Gaetjens 1950 World cup goal against England. -
Rookie of the Year
Kyle Rote,Jr., became the first rookie and first American to win the NASL scoring title with 10 goals and 10 assists for 30 points. -
Big Baller
n April, the New York Cosmos signed Pele for $4.5 million. -
Famous Patenaude
In November 2006, FIFA announced that it had accepted evidence from "various historians and football fans" that Patenaude scored all three goals, and was thus the first person to score a hat trick in a World Cup finals tournament.