History of Soccer

Soccer was invented

2500 BCE

Soccer was first played with a ball made out of animal skin and was kicked into nets that were attached to poles that were 30 feet tall. This is what started the sport of soccer.
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Banned

Period: Feb 2, 1314 to May 21, 1600

England banned soccer due to lack of rules and lots of injuries. This stopped soccer from being played.
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Unbanned

Nov 7, 1605

Soccer got unbanned. When this happened, many rules were set in place so it was more of a game and less of a free for all. This make soccer be able to form into a real sport.
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Rules were made

Dec 24, 1815

England established even more rules for the game of soccer. This provided soccer to have more structure.
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Formed

May 18, 1863

The Football(soccer) Association was formed. These are the people who make rules and plan everything for soccer.
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International

Mar 30, 1872

First official international soccer match was played in Glasgow, Scotland, between Scotland and England.
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Penalty Kick

Jul 23, 1888

This was the introduction of the penalty kick. This changed the game because it made the players "pay" for getting a penalty and made the players play by the rules.
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Olympic Sport

Dec 24, 1908

Soccer became an olympic sport. This didn't change the game but it made it even more official that it was a sport and made it even more popular.
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World Cup

Mar 12, 1930

The First World Cup took place in Uruguay. This is what started soccer competitions around the world on a higher level.
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FIFA

Dec 24, 1989

First FIFA World Championship for Five-a-side Soccer in the Netherlands. Soccer is now FIFA and is world wide.
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