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14 December – An article in The Field called for a common code of football. [4] It inspired Charles Thring, an Uppingham School teacher, in his efforts to create such a code. He was strongly opposed to the Rugby School version of football and championed a strict offside law. [5]
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He is regarded as one of the fathers of the Football Association (FA) and modern football. The 1863 laws written by Morley, the first secretary of the FA, includes the rule: "No player shall carry the ball." In 2013, marking the 150th anniversary of the FA, the rule book was displayed at the British Library alongside Magna Carta and works of ...
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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 ...
At the University of Cambridge, the original Cambridge rules were created by students still confused by the different rules operating at their various schools. Cambridge was the first attempt at codifying the rules of what became association football (the "dribbling" game) as distinct from rugby football (the "handling" game). [1]