Watch this 13-minute video that discusses the history of soccer and how it became a sport. While you are watching the video, try to answer the following questions.

1.What century was the earliest known football played? 1869
2.When was the first football association created and rules written down? 1863
3.When did the first football tournament take place? 1930
4.When was the first international football match? 1872
5.In what year did the FA decide that teams needed to swap halves at half time? 1877
6.When were nets introduced to soccer on the goals? 1892
7.When was football introduced to the Olympics? 1900
8.Who was Pele and how old was he when he played in the tournament? 1957 and age 14
9.Who were the two best players in the late 2000s? Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho

1. On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first college football game. However, it wasn't until the 1880s that a great rugby player from Yale, Walter Camp, pioneered rules changes that slowly transformed rugby into the new game of American Football.

2. In December 1863 the founding members of The Football Association met to finalize the rules of football at a tavern in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. The handwritten text is still in existence and is in the hands of The Football Association. The original rules of soccer follow.

3. In 1929, it was decided that the first ever World Cup would take place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930. Thirteen nations would be participating after accepting invitations – no qualifications took place

4. Very fittingly, the match was to be played on St Andrew's Day 30th November 1872 at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground in Partick; with admission into the ground costing a shilling (ladies were admitted free). Above: The only surviving ticket of the Scotland v England match in our Museum.

5. The expression 'it's a game of two halves' is well-known and often used for football, but ... Indeed, even the concept of changing end at half-time

6. The 1892 FA Cup final between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa became the first to use both a crossbar and nets Championship Runner up: 1892 FA Cup Final

7. In 1900 and 1904, football was introduced as an exhibition sport and became the first team sport included in the Olympic Games. Since 1908, the sport has been held at every Olympic Games with the exception of the 1932 Los Angeles Games.

8. Spotted from a young age, Pelé began playing for Santos Futebol Clube at just 15, his national team at 16, and won his first World Cup at 17.

9. Paolo Maldini. Andres Iniesta. Thierry Henry. Cristiano Ronaldo. Zinedine Zidane. Ronaldo. If not for injuries, we could be talking about Ronaldo Nazario as the GOAT. Ronaldinho. The man who brought so much joy to millions of people around the world. Lionel Messi. Of course.

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