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On 6 November 1869, Rutgers faced Princeton in a game that was played with a round ball and, like all early games, used improvised rules. It is usually regarded as the first game of American intercollegiate football. [48] [115] The Harvard v McGill game in 1874. It is considered the first rugby football game played in the United States. Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots (AFC,14-2) defeated Philadelphia Eagles (NFC,13-3), Score: 24-21 THE SURREY CLUB Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle (London, England), Sunday, 7 October 1849; pg. 6. New Readerships Wangerin, David (2008). Soccer in a football world: the story of America's forgotten game. Philadelphia: Temple University Press . Retrieved 23 June 2020. Giossos, Yiannis; Sotiropoulos, Aristomenis; Souglis, Athanasios; Dafopoulou, Georgia (1 January 2011). "Reconsidering on the Early Types of Football" (PDF). Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity. 3 (2). doi: 10.2478/v10131-011-0013-5. S2CID 55758320. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2018 . Retrieved 6 July 2018.

Twelve years later, in 1883, the first international tournament took place and included four national teams: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Social Significance of Sport" (PDF). The Economic and Social Research Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2008 . Retrieved 21 October 2008. Rugby Rugby sevens; Fiji v Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne Griffins RFC Kotka, the rugby union team from Kotka, Finland, playing in the Rugby-7 Tournament in 2013There have been many attempts to ban football, from the middle ages through to the modern day. The first such law was passed in England in 1314; it was followed by more than 30 in England alone between 1314 and 1667. [47] :6 Women were banned from playing at English and Scottish Football League grounds in 1921, a ban that was only lifted in the 1970s. Female footballers still face similar problems in some parts of the world. History of Football – The Origins". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013 . Retrieved 29 April 2013. In each of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, one football code is known solely as "football", while the others generally require a qualifier. In New Zealand, "football" historically referred to rugby union, but more recently may be used unqualified to refer to association football. The sport meant by the word "football" in Australia is either Australian rules football or rugby league, depending on local popularity (which largely conforms to the Barassi Line). In francophone Quebec, where Canadian football is more popular, the Canadian code is known as le football while American football is known as le football américain and association football is known as le soccer. [129] Two teams usually have between 11 and 18 players; some variations that have fewer players (five or more per team) are also popular.

In Europe, early footballs were made out of animal bladders, more specifically pig's bladders, which were inflated. Later leather coverings were introduced to allow the balls to keep their shape. [81] However, in 1851, Richard Lindon and William Gilbert, both shoemakers from the town of Rugby (near the school), exhibited both round and oval-shaped balls at the Great Exhibition in London. Richard Lindon's wife is said to have died of lung disease caused by blowing up pig's bladders. [a] Lindon also won medals for the invention of the "Rubber inflatable Bladder" and the "Brass Hand Pump". a b c "Camp and His Followers: American Football 1876–1889" (PDF). The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889. Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2010 . Retrieved 26 January 2010. History of the Royal Caledonian Society of Melbourne". Electricscotland.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010 . Retrieved 19 June 2010.

Super Bowl LII: Philadelphia Eagles (NFC,13-3) defeated New England Patriots (AFC,13-3), Score: 41-33

An attempt to create proper rules for the game was done at a meeting in Cambridge in 1848, but a final solution to all questions of rules was not achieved. Another important event in the history of football came about in 1863 in London when the first Football association was formed in England. It was decided that carrying the ball with the hands wasn't allowed. The meeting also resulted in a standardization of the size and weight of the ball. A consequence of the London meeting was that the game was divided into two codes: association football and rugby. FIFA.com. "History of Football – The Origins". Archived from the original on 28 October 2017 . Retrieved 1 November 2017. Fuse Explores the Surge in Sports Participation: Why Teens Play and Why They Don't | Business Wire". 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021 . Retrieved 24 September 2020. In the beginning, football was dominated by public school teams, but later, teams consisting by workers would make up the majority. Another change was successively taking place when some clubs became willing to pay the best players to join their team. This would be the start of a long period of transition, not without friction, in which the game would develop to a professional level. Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens (AFC,10-6) defeated San Francisco 49ers (NFC,11-4-1), Score: 34-31Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers (NFC,13-3) defeated San Diego Chargers (AFC,11-5), Score: 49-26 Summers, Mark. "The Disability Football Directory". Archived from the original on 9 October 2018 . Retrieved 7 October 2019.