what are the most important events in the history of football?
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["Sheffield FC & the Question of Rules (1857) The first moment in our list is the creation of football's oldest club - Sheffield FC. ... ", 'The Formation of the Football Association (1863) ... ', 'The First FA Cup (1871-2) ... ', 'The First International - England v Scotland (1872)', "The 'Disease' of Professionalism (1883)"]
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From 1966–1969 prior to the merger in 1970, the NFL and the AFL agreed to hold an ultimate championship game, first called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game and later renamed the Super Bowl after 1968. Following the merger in 1970, the Super Bowl name continued as the game to determine the NFL champion.
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The 1966 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 30 July 1966 to determine the winner of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth FIFA World Cup. The match was contested by England and West Germany, with England winning 4–2 after extra time to claim the Jules Rimet Trophy.
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The Grey Cup is one of Canada's largest annual sports and television events. The CFL was officially named on January 19, 1958, upon the merger between the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union or "Big Four" (founded in 1907) and the Western Interprovincial Football Union (founded in 1936).
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Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) and appearing in two other finals (1970, 1994), reaching a third place (1990) and a fourth place (1978).
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AFCON is the main international association football competition in Africa. It was first held in 1957 and since 1968 has been held every two years.
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On Thursday 8 October 2015, Liverpool announced Klopp as Brendan Rodgers' replacement at Anfield, giving the German his first taste of management in English football. He led the Reds to the UEFA Europa League final in 2015/16 and the UEFA Champions League final in 2017/18, although both matches ended in defeat.
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History of the NFL in London In 2016 and 2017, NFL games in London were also played at Twickenham Stadium; and two of the four games in 2019 were held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time. London has now hosted 28 games and 31 out of the 32 NFL teams.
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['1st. 1st : 1918 Royal Air force is Founded. ... ', '2nd. 2nd : 1916 - 1918 World War I Battle Of The Somme. ... ', '3rd. 3rd : 1860 Pony Express Service Starts. ... ', '4th. 4th : 1906 Mount Vesuvius erupts. ... ', '5th. 5th : ... ', '6th. 6th : ... ', '7th. 7th : ... ', '8th. 8th :']
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['The American Revolution. ... ', 'The Reformation. ... ', 'The Life of Jesus of Nazareth. ... ', 'Tearing Down of the Berlin Wall. ... ', 'World War II. ... ', 'World War I. ... ', "Gutenberg's Printing Press. ... ", 'Life of Muhammad.']
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1. professional football - football played for pay. sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay. football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal.
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On January 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) smash the American Football League (AFL)'s Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, in the first-ever AFL-NFL World Championship, later known as Super Bowl I, at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
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Mansfield Town's Field Mill Ground, now known as the One Call Stadium, is the oldest professional football ground in the world. Field Mill has been used as a football ground since 1861 (and as a cricket ground for a few years before that).
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['American Football. While the NFL may not have broken out into international markets, in the United States football is the top sport with millions of fans across the country. ... ', 'Basketball. From humble beginnings, basketball has spread to a global obsession. ... ', 'Tennis. ... ', 'Cricket. ... ', 'Soccer.']
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The four stars represent the biggest triumphs in Uruguay's footballing history. Before the first World Cup in 1930, the world's most prestigious competition was the Olympics Games. Uruguay won this twice, in 1924 and 1928.
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['The coming of the gospel to Ireland. ... ', 'The arrival of King Henry II in Ireland. ... ', 'The Plantation of Ulster. ... ', 'The Sack of Drogheda. ... ', 'The Battle of Aughrim. ... ', ' “ ... ', "Daniel O'Connell and Catholic Emancipation. ... ", 'The Great Hunger.']
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2005 UEFA Champions League Final. ... The showpiece event was contested between Liverpool of England and Milan of Italy at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on 25 May 2005. Liverpool, who had won the competition four times, were appearing in their sixth final, and their first since 1985.