-
Soccer Ball
Charles Goodyear made the first soccer ball out of rubber -
Goals in soccer
In the 1800's the British came up with a goal size for soccer. This was important because it made there be a point in soccer besides just kicking the ball around -
Took Form
Started in England with the Football Association which formed what we have today -
Adding crossbar
Also a couple of years later they came up with a crossbar to make the goal more sturdy. -
First official soccer match
The first official international football match was played, between the national teams of Scotland and England, played in Glasgow Scotland. -
Uniform
British associations came to the conclusion that there needs to be uniforms. This was so that it was easier to tell who was on which team. -
The Penalty Kick
Goalkeepers named Willain McCrumb from Milford introduced the Idea to the board, which made the game have a more fair play for foul play -
Soccer in Olympics
It finally became an Olympic sport in the 1900's I'm not sure of the date. This made soccer more popular worldwide. -
Fifa Foundation
This is when FIFA was first founder in France -
Robert Guérin
He was the first FIFA president which helped start the major play styler of soccer -
CEO Donald p. Garber
Became the FIFA CEO in 1999, which he kept up and raised more profit. -
Lionel Messi
Messi started his uprising, and the crowd started to blow up, which helped boost the soccer community