Clubs in Sheffield played a significant role in the development of the rules of football, leading to how the modern game is played today. The Sheffield Rules were devised and played in the city between 1857 and 1877. As a result, corners, throw-ins, and heading the ball were introduced into Sheffield football. The world’s first … Read more
At the end of 2021, we ask our readers to vote for your best English footballers across three different eras: 19021-1976, 1977-1996, and 1997 to the present day. Our unique and massive poll caught your imagination as football fans of all generations have voted in their thousands, and now we have the results. Here’s the … Read more
At the end of 2021, we have been asking History Of Soccer readers to vote for your teams of the century across three different eras and, ultimately, the overall Best English Soccer Players Of The Century. And now, after taking into account the thousands and thousands of votes we received, we can reveal that England’s … Read more
Representative soccer between English football associations was a popular form of the game in the 1870s and 1880s. Although some might claim that it began with the match on 31 March 1866 played between a London FA side and a Sheffield eleven, the team from South Yorkshire, rather than being chosen from several clubs, was … Read more
United Soccer Association consisted of teams based in North America and the United States. After just one season, the league merged with the National Professional Soccer League to become the North American Soccer League. The teams in the league were all imported clubs from Europe or South America that had “local” names applied to them. … Read more
Being the world’s most prestigious association football tournament, there is a lot to be said about the World Cup winners throughout the years. We will review which teams have won the World Cup, providing details about the World Cup winners throughout the decades and let you know all about which country has won the most … Read more
Argentina vs England 1966 World Cup quarter-final at Wembley is one of the most enduring matches in the history of soccer. While England’s extra-time victory over West Germany effectively sealed by Geoff Hurst’s controversial goal is perhaps the most abiding memory of the 1966 World Cup finals, there was another significant controversy earlier in the … Read more
The invention of English football dates back more than a century. In 1863, rugby football split into two distinct courses in England. The Football Association became the world’s first football association. Both forms of English football have a common origin and a long and intricately branched family tree. At least a half-dozen different games existed … Read more
In 2006, a soccer match between the Netherlands and Portugal was called the Battle of Nuremberg. It took place in the round of sixteen of the World Cup, with the winner meeting England in the quarter-finals. In a match as historic as soccer itself, this match unfolded in Nuremberg’s Frankenstadion on June 25th and produced … Read more
Despite never being outplayed, outfought, or outsung, England was knocked out of the 1998 World Cup quarter-finals. As at Euro 96, as at Italia 90, the tyranny of penalties has brought England down again, repeating itself in the cruelest way possible. So it seems every time England vs Argentina, there’s an unforgettable story. However, those … Read more