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
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
England’s second all-time top goalscorer and one of the most popular players to ever wear the Three Lions, Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton picks his best English football team for the ultimate all-time England line-up. There are few people in world soccer, let alone the English game, who carry the amount of respect Sir … Read more
Arrigo Sacchi came as a former shoe salesman, left as a legend, and rewrote calcio’s tactical rule book along the way. He coined some of the greatest quotes in managerial history, brought a number of the game’s most coveted winner’s medals back to his tiny hometown of Fusignano, and inspired a generation of coaches to … Read more
China hosted the 2007 Women’s World Cup Final on 30 September 2007, which was won by Germany, who defeated Brazil 2–0. The defending champions of the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup final played the Brazil national team who had never won a major world title or even reached the finals of a FIFA Women’s World … Read more
1893 FA Cup Final Score: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Everton 0 Venue: Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester Date: Saturday 25th March 1893 Wolverhampton Wanderers Scorer: Harry Allen Wolverhampton Wanderers Team: Billy Rose, Dickie Baugh, George Swift, Billy Malpass, Harry Allen, George Kinsey, Robert Topham, David Wykes, Joe Butcher, Harry Wood, Arthur Griffin Everton Team: Richard Williams, Bob Howarth, … Read more
1892 FA Cup Final Score: West Bromwich Albion 3 Aston Villa 0 Venue: Kennington Oval Date: Saturday 19th March 1892 Scorers: West Bromwich Albion – Geddes, Nicholls, Reynolds West Bromwich Albion Team: Joe Reader; Mark Nicholson, Thomas M’Culloch, Jack Reynolds, Charlie Perry, Willie Groves, Billy Bassett, Roddy McLeod, Sammy Nicholls, Tom Pearson, Alfred Geddes Aston … Read more
SK Rapid Vienna and Austria Vienna have met in the league 295 times. The two sides have won more national titles and cups together than any other Austrian club. The History Of Soccer turns the spotlight on the long-running battle for bragging rights in the Austrian capital. The term Wiener Derby (also known as 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
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