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Among a long list, his most famous and lasting inventions include trick plays such as the end-around and the Statue of Liberty, maneuvers such as shifts and motion, equipment such as hip pads, and the first book on football with diagrams. Stagg coached football until the age of 96 and later died at the age of 102 in 1965.
The event featured the first-ever indoor pro football games. The first professional indoor game came on December 29, 1902, when the Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the "New York team" 5–0. Syracuse would go on to win the 1902 Series, while the Franklin Athletic Club won the Series in 1903. The World Series only lasted two seasons. [3] [151]
The first recorded football match in Argentina was played in 1867 by British railway workers at the Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground. [44] The game was a blend of both association and rugby footballs, allowing the use of hands. [45] The first association football team in South America, Buenos Aires Football Club was created in Argentina that ...
A football field as seen from behind one end zone. The tall, yellow goal posts mark where the ball must pass for a successful field goal or extra point. The large, rectangular area marked with the team name is the end zone. Football games are played on a rectangular field that measures 120 yards (110 m) long and 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards (48.
The first FA rules still contained elements that are no longer part of association football, but which are still recognisable in other games (such as Australian football and rugby football): for instance, a player could make a fair catch and claim a mark, which entitled him to a free kick; and if a player touched the ball behind the opponents ...
In England, the first recorded game of football between women took place in 1895. [69] Women's football has traditionally been associated with charity games and physical exercise, particularly in the United Kingdom. [70] Association football continued to be played by women since the time of the first recorded women's games in the late 19th century.
The Epic of Gilgamesh gives one of the first historical records of sport, with Gilgamesh engaging in a form of belt wrestling with Enkidu. The cuneiform tablets recording the tale date to around 2000 BC; however, the historical Gilgamesh is supposed to have lived around 2800 to 2600 BC. [16]
The first Asian football association is formed: the Football Association of Singapore. Argentina is the first country outside of Britain to have a national championship. 1893 in football; Argentine Football Association is founded, the first South American football association.