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