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50 BCE
Mexico & Central America
They created a rubber ball and used it in a game of a 40-50ft long shaped like a capotal "I" it was mounted stone or wooden ring and the object was to project the hard runner ball through the ring. -
700
Britain
This was between east England after a great game that incolced kicking a severed head of a Danish prince that they had defeated in a war. -
1000
Japanese
It was called Kemari, this game was much like modern hacky sack. Twelve people played with a stuffed ball. -
Olympics Games in LA
Amatur and the reluctance of many strong soccer countries to travel the US because of the expense involved. -
FIFA
The Federation Internationale de Football Association held soccer's first World Cup tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, with the 21st of May. -
Women's World Cup
The inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991 in China was won by the US. -
Olympics
The American women's team won the first-ever women's soccer event at the Olympics -
Egypt
Young women played a version of this ball game in Egypt during the age of Baquet III -
Greece
In Greece they called this game Episkyros which two equal numbered teams would throw the ball over the heads of the other team. -
When it all started
It first started in China called "Tsu Chu" where they kicked a leather ball stuffed with fur in a hole much like soccer
