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250 BCE
Chinese Military Forces Played "Tsu Chu"
Back in the 3rd century Chinese Military Soldiers were kicking a leather ball stuffed with fur into a hole. Also, they did not use their hands at all -
The First Use Of Pig Bladder Balls
All around England people started to play with soccer balls made out of pig bladders. This was the first real showing of the evolution of a soccer ball -
Soccer Clubs Started To Be Formed Around England
Notts County that's considered to be the oldest professional football club in England, having been founded in Nottingham in 1862. As well as, dedicated soccer "clubs" teams start to emerge around schools around England. -
FA is Created
The Football Association (known by its abbreviation The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. he FA facilitates all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the county football associations. -
First Football Association Cup is Played
The Football Association, English football's governing body, was formed in 1863. 'Organized football' or soccer as we know it' dates from that time. Ebenezer Morley, a London solicitor who formed Barnes FC in 1862, could be called the 'father' of The Association. The first ever FA Cup was held in the 1871-1872 season and it has been held every year since, except for the years during both World Wars. -
FIFA is Founded
The Fédération international de football association is the international governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Since then it has grown immensely and is now the biggest sport association in the world and works with women's football as well. -
First World Cup
In 1930, FIFA held soccer's first World Cup tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, with 13 teams. Such as, Argentina, France, Mexico and Chile in Group A. Yugoslavia, Brazil and Bolivia in Group B. Uruguay, Romania and Peru in Group C. USA, Paraguay and Belgium in Group D. The home nation Uruguay took home the World Cup. Now every 4 years the 32 best countries from around the world compete to win the most prestigious trophy in all of sports. -
Synthetic Soccer Balls
It was not until the 1960’s that the first totally synthetic ball was produced. But it was not until the late 1980’s that synthetic leather totally replaced the leather ball. Up until then, it was felt that leather soccer balls provided more of a consistent flight and bounce. Synthetics used in today’s soccer balls emulate the cell structure and quality of leather with less water absorption. -
The Modern Soccer Ball
A modern ball is an inflated spherical piece of rubber with an air valve covered in various materials of the manufacturer's choice. The ball is kicked throughout the whole game of football, and because the ball is inflated it makes the ball softer, lighter, and more durable than the older ones- and allows the player to kick with strength without injuring themselves. Major manufacturers of footballs include Adidas and Nike. Nike currently supplies the official ball of the Premier League. -
Goal Line Technology
Goal-Line Technology debuted in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil It was also an important part of the tech used a couple of years ago in Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
With Goal-Line Technology (GLT), 14 cameras capture up to 500 frames per second and send the image to an image processing system. The 3D coordinates of the ball are monitored, and when the entire ball crosses the goal line the camera captures it and sends a signal to the referee's watch. -
Smart Ball System
A promising prospect has been embedded with a sensor, jointly developed by Adidas and others. The technology uses a network of receivers around the field designed to track the ball's precise position in real-time- including exactly when it has fully passed the goal line with extreme accuracy. This will also notify the match officials exactly when the ball has crossed the goal line and the information will be available on a smartwatch receiver that’s worn by the referee. -
Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems (EPTS)
Include camera-based and wearable technologies, are used to control and improve player and team performance. EPTS primarily track player and ball positions but can also be used in combination with microelectronic devices and heart-rate monitors, as well as other devices to measure load or physiological parameters. Each team has three EPTS devices. One is for an analyst in the stands, another for an analyst on the bench, and a third for the medical team. -
VAR
A new genre of video technology was used in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, called the Video Assistant Referee, to assist in officiating. The idea was to catch errors that weren't caught earlier in the game. The VAR team supports the referees from a centralized video operations room at the international broadcast center of the stadium. The tech is only used in situations where a call may have changed the result of a match. -
Semi- Automated Offside Program
At the 2022 World Cup is being termed a “semi-automated offside” program – one that’s largely run by AI features, but retains a vital element of human confirmation. So any time the ball is kicked, headed, thrown or even so much as tapped, the system picks it up at 500 frames per second. Data is sent in real time from sensors to a local positioning system which involves a setup of network antennas installed around the playing field that take in and store the data for immediate use.