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Cricket and Foot-Ball, one of the earliest books about association football, published by Beadle & Co. in New York in 1866. It contained the rules and laws of the game. The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times.
The French football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in France, Ligue 1.Since the National Council of the French Football Federation voted in support of professionalism in French football in 1930, the professional football championship of France has been contested through Ligue 1, formerly known as Division 1 from 1933 to 2002.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club holds many records, most notably being the most successful French club in history in terms of official titles won, with 50. [1] [2] [3] They are the record holders of all national competitions, having clinched 12 Ligue 1 championships, 15 Coupe de France, nine Coupe de la Ligue, and 12 Trophée des Champions.
Latvia is the first football team from the Baltic states to make an appearance in a major football competition, UEFA Euro 2004. 2004 in football; Greece produce one of the shocks in football history and become surprise winners of the Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating hosts Portugal 1–0 in the final. Waitakere United is founded.
The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in multiple varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games descending from medieval ...
The history of the France national football team dates back to 1904. The national team, also referred to as Les Bleus , represents the nation of France in international football . It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA .
Calcio storico fiorentino (also known as calcio storico, calcio in livrea or calcio in costume) is an early form of football that originated during the Middle Ages in Italy. [1] Once widely played, the sport is thought to have started in the Piazza Santa Croce in Florence .
Paris 13 Atletico is a French football club based in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It competes in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The club was founded in 1968 as Football Club Gobelins. It was renamed Football Club des Gobelins Paris 13 after a merger in 2012 with Stade Olympique de Paris. [2]