Soccer History

By alec_11

  • First Soccer Club(outside England)

    First Soccer Club(outside England)
    Oneida Football Club USA, Oneida Football Club; formed in Boston in 1862, was the first soccer club anywhere outside of England.

  • The first rules of soccer

    The first rules of soccer
    Soccer History First rules of soccer made in London by eleven representatives from London clubs in a tavern, to control the matches amongst themselves.

  • First International Game

    First International Game
    First International Game First international football match played between England and Scotland.

  • INtroduction of Professionalism

    INtroduction of Professionalism
    Professionalism The introduction of professionalism in England and then outside of Europe.

  • First Internatinal Game(outside of England)

    First Internatinal Game(outside of England)
    USA vs Canda USA, USA versus Canada, first international match played between teams outside of Great Britain.

  • First IFAB metting.

    First IFAB metting.
    First IFAB meeting The first metting took place at the AFs offices at Holborn VIaduct in London, for everyone to agree with the making of rules by IFAb.

  • Introduction of the penalty kick

    Introduction of the penalty kick
    Penalty kick History The penalty kick was first introduce in 1891 after beliving that the player insede the box had a graeter opportunity to make a goal and if the other team made a faul inside the box they should be punish with a penalty kick.

  • FIFA

    FIFA
    FIFA History FIFA was made in Paris in 1904, the intention was to recognised the role of English who had founded their Football Association back in 1863.

  • Soccer becomes an Olypic Event

    Soccer becomes an Olypic Event
    Socccer in the Olympics Soccer becomes and olympic game but did not get to win medals.

  • First World Cup

    First World Cup
    First World Cup First world cup with 13 teams in Uruguay, won it by Uruguay.

  • Televised Soccer Game

    Televised Soccer Game
    First televised game English FA Cup Final televised live by BBC.

  • Europian Clubs Competitions

    Europian Clubs Competitions
    Europian Clubs Competitions. Birth of Europian clubs competitions bringing the people what they asked for.

  • First World Cup Televised

    First World Cup Televised
    First TV Coverage of the World Cup First live worldwide TV coverage of the World Cup.

  • Substitutions in Soccer

    Substitutions in Soccer
    Substitutions Substitutes are permitted for the first time, albeit only for an injured goalkeeper and one other injured player.

  • Red and Yellow cards

    Red and Yellow cards
    Red and Yellow Cards The system of red and yellow cards is introduced for the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals.

  • World Cup Televised live by Satelite

    World Cup Televised live by Satelite
    Mexico's World Cup Televised by Satelite World Cup in Mexico beamed by satellite to Europe. Live league football pioneered in Spain.

  • U-20 Youth tournament

    U-20 Youth tournament
    First Youth Professional Soccer Tournament First FIFA World Youth Tournament in Tunisia (renamed World Youth Championship in 1981, for players under 20).

  • FIFA Fair Play

    FIFA Fair Play
    FIFA Fair Play Start of the FIFA Fair Play campaign.

  • Off sides in favor of attackers

    Off sides in favor of attackers
    Offsides The offside law is changed in favour of the attacker, who is now onside if level with the penultimate defender.

  • First World CUp For Womens

    First World CUp For Womens
    Women's World Cup First FIFA World Championship for Women's Football in China won by the USA.

  • Back passes to the Goalkeepers

    Back passes to the Goalkeepers
    Goalkeepers Goalkeepers are forbidden from handing back-passes.

  • Pele In the Soccer's Hall Of Fame

    Pele In the Soccer's Hall Of Fame
    Pele in the Soccer's Hall of Fame Pelé, the most recognizable soccer figure in the world, is inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame along with John Nanoski and Dennis Long bringing the total to 194.

  • Major League Soccer

    Major League Soccer
    Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) begins as the top USA pro-soccer league

  • Korea-japond World CUp

    Korea-japond World CUp
    Korea and Japan World Cup Korea and Japan co-host the first World Cup outside Europe and the Americas.

  • 2006 World Cup

    2006 World Cup
    2006 World Cup 2006 World Cup is held in Germany and won by Italy on a penalty kick shootout over France

  • Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima

    Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima
    Ronaldo's Record Ronaldo beats gerd muller's record with 15 goals in world cup finals.

  • 2010 World CUp

    2010 World CUp
    2010 World Cup 2010 World Cup is held for first time in an African country, in South Africa. For the first time a European national team, Spain (for the first time finalist and winner), win the FIFA World Cup outside the European soil. Moreover, for the first time the host country is out after only the first round of the tournament

  • Lionel Andres Messi

    Lionel Andres Messi
    Lionel Andres Messi Lionel Messi is, in a word, unstoppable. Late last week, the FC Barcelona forward was awarded the Ballon D’or award by FIFA—honoring him as the Player of the Year in international soccer—for the third straight year. At this point in his career, he’s basically on a very Michael Jordan-esque path, for those who don’t follow soccer.