Soccer Ball   - In 1836  Charles  Goodyear  patented  vulcanized  rubber. Prior  to  this, balls  were dependant on the size and shape of the pig's bladder ...

Soccer Boots - The boot  was  tightly laced  with long laces,which wrapped around the ankle and often across the ball of the foot. To  increase  ground traction  boots  ...

Soccer Rules 1862    -  Whenever  a  ball  is kicked  beyound  the  side flags,  it   must  be  returned   by  the player  who kicked it, from the spot it passed the flag line ...

Tribal Laws   -  1938 - The 17 Laws of the Game are redrafted into their modern form by Stanley Rous, Secretary of the Football Association. ...
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