Did you know?
It is said that the history of soccer is rich with tradition and it started in ancient China more than 2000 years ago!
Greece, Rome, and parts of Central America were also countries which claimed that they have started this sport, but it was England that transitioned soccer, or what the British and many other people around the world call “football,” into the game we know today.
The fact is that the English are mainly credited for having the first uniform rules for soccer/football, which includes forbidding tipping opponents and touching the ball with hands.
As the sport developed, more rules were implemented and more historical landmarks were set. For example, the penalty kick was introduced in 1891. FIFA became a member of the International Football Association Board of Great Britain in 1913. Red and yellow cards were introduced during the 1970 World Cup finals. More recent major changes include goalkeepers being banned from handling deliberate back passes in 1992 and tackles from behind becoming red-card penalties in 1998.
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