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Birth of European Club Competitions
In 1955, European club competitions such as the Champions league or Europa leage were created. This was a big deal because in the past it's only been national competions between clubs.
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First Live Worldwide TV Coverage of World Cup
The World Cup has been going since 1930. It started with 13 teams and was located in in Uruguay. The 1958 World Cup was hosted in Sweden and was won by Brazil.
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Action Replay
In 1966, actions replays were introduced to the game of soccer. Since then, in almost all sports you can see replays of the previous play. This used a lot in American Football fro referee's to review plays and make a call on the field.
https://medium.com/@seanwilliams85/why-var-in-soccer-is-a-disaster-and-so-is-goal-line-technology-f068dfb3d009 -
1970 World Cup Satellites
Satellites were intrdouced in the 1970 World Cup to improve the broadcasting and communcation of the tournament. This World Cup was significant because of that. It was hosted in Mexico.
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Retirement of Pelé
Pelé was a worldwide phenomenon who is known as the greatest soccer player ever. The brazilian helped Brazil one several World Cups. He is know for his attacking playing style and scored many goals. His career lasted from 1956 to 1977 were he ended playing with New York Cosmos. In 1971, he retired from playing for Brazil in front of 150,000 people in the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
https://www.goal.com/en/news/60/south-america/2010/10/21/2176031/70-facts-about-brazil-legend-pele -
First International Youth Tournament
In 1977, the first international youth tournement was hosted in Tunisia. This included chances for people under 20 to play for their countries internationally.
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Fairplay
Fifa started the fairplay campaign to enforce sportmanship in the game of soccer. No unfair or discrminatory actions can happen on the field. This includes referee's and players.
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First Womens World Cup
The first womens Wold Cup took place in China in 1991. The winners of the tournement was the USA national team. This was important because it helped women gain more attention in soccer.
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Americans and Soccer
In 1994, the popularity of soccer in the USA expanded. In the past only sports like football or basketball were popular. An estimated 32 billion watch soccer in the USA in 1994
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MLS
MLS (Major League Soccer) began in the United States as the top soccer leage in the country. It grew in popularity over the years. This was significant because soccer began to spread in the USA.
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Most Watched Womens Sportin Event
The 1999 Womens World Cup was the most watched womens sporting event. The tournament had 658,000 attendees and over 1 billion television viewers. The final was won by the USA against china in front of 90,185 fans. This put women not only into soccer, but in sports in general in society.
https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=4653/match=22183/photos/index.html
