Ebenezers original 13 laws were put into play, the first rules to be official to the game
the first US national soccer team is constituted
William McCrum, a goalkeeper and business man, invented the penalty kick
FIFA was established by several associations (Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland)
confusion between american football and association football resulted in the term soccer
32 countries took part in the world cup
semi-professional leagues were created
north american soccer league was formed
Ken Astons yellow (dangerous play penalty) and red (foul play penalty) flags were introduced to the World Cup Finals
Football became an International Olympics Committee-recognised sport
goalkeepers being banned from handling deliberate back passes (passes made directly to the goalkeeper or directly receiving the ball after a teammates throw-in)
the FIFA (international association football federation) world cup was born
