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Period: 1000 BCE to
Soccer Timeline
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Dec 24, 1000
In the years 1000-1300 soccer began to grow in Europe. However, it was very violent and got banned.
This event is important because it showed that soccer was popular but needed guidelines. thehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football official rules of soccer. -
At a time around the 1600’s soccer became un-banned.
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1863, the FA, or Football Association is founded.
This event is important because it shows more organization in soccer.
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In 1869 the rules of soccer were changed to there was no handling of the ball.
This event is important because it wouldn't be the soccer we see today if everyone could use their hands[http://www.topendsports.com/sport/soccer/history.htm](http://www.timetoast.com) -
In 1888 the rule of the penalty kick was in introduced.
This event is important because the penalty kick is an important part of soccer thehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football official rules of soccer. -
Soccer was played in the Olympics for the first time
This event is important because it showed that soccer was getting very popular. thehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football official rules of soccer. -
FIFA was established.
This event was important because it showed that soccer was getting very organized on an international level.http://www.topendsports.com/sport/soccer/history.htm -
The first FIFA tournament was played.
This event is important because it was the beginning of one of the biggest international soccer tournament.thehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football official rules of soccer. -
Soccer starts a war between El Salvador and Honduras.
This event was important because it showed the power that soccer has on emotionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football -
In a survey by FIFA, they found that over 240 people in the world play soccer daily.
This event was important because it showed that soccer had become wildly popular globally.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football
