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Football is more than just a game. Over the past 150 years it has become a source of identity, conflict and debate for all who follow and play it. It has reached the farthest corners of the globe and boasts more players and supporters than any other sport. Football's Fifty Most Important Moments charts the illustrious, colourful and often tragic history of football, uncovering the sport's most significant and staggering moments. Starting in Victorian England with the 1857 introduction of modern football, we journey through 160 years of incredible events to the modern day, where new and innovative ideas are changing the game. Since its creation, football has been shaped by the actions of teams, supporters and of course remarkable individuals on and off the pitch. Whether through mass spectatorship at the 1923 'White Horse Final' or the infamous 'Hand of God' in 1986, football has never failed to amaze and inspire. Learn about its evolution from its modest 19th-century roots to the modern age of nine-figure transfer fees and billionaire investors.

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Publié par	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Date de parution	20 avril 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781785316951
Langue	English

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First published by Pitch Publishing, 2020
Pitch Publishing
A2 Yeoman Gate
Yeoman Way
Durrington
BN13 3QZ
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk
Ben Jones and Gareth Thomas, 2020
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Contents
Introduction
1. Sheffield FC (1857)
2. The Formation of the Football Association (1863)
3. The First FA Cup (1871/72)
4. The First International - England v Scotland (1872)
5. The Disease of Professionalism (1883)
6. The Football League and Preston North End - The First Invincibles (1888/89)
7. Scotland v England - Ibrox Disaster (1902)
8. FIFA Founded (1904)
9. Billy Meredith and the Founding of the AFPTU (1907)
10. The Christmas Truce and the Footballers Battalions (1914-18)
11. Women s Football in World War One (1917-21)
12. The White Horse Final (1923)
13. The First FIFA World Cup (1930)
14. The First Televised Football Match (1937)
15. Superga Air Disaster (1949)
16. The 1950 FIFA World Cup (1950)
17. The Match of the Century - England 3-6 Hungary (1953)
18. The 1954 FIFA World Cup - The Miracle of Bern (1954)
19. The Birth of the European Cup - Los Blancos make it Five in a Row (1955-60)
20. Munich Air Disaster (1958)
21. The Football League Removes the Maximum Wage (1961)
22. England Win the World Cup (1966)
23. The Lisbon Lions (1967)
24. The Football War (1969)
25. Italy vs West Germany - The Game of the Century (1970)
26. The FIFA World Cup 1974: East Beats West, Total Football and Johan Cruyff (1974)
27. England s European Cup Dominance (1977-84)
28. Bradford City Stadium Fire (1985)
29. Heysel Stadium Disaster (1985)
30. The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century (1986)
31. Alex Ferguson Joins Manchester United (1986)
32. The Hillsborough Disaster (1989)
33. Johan Cruyff s Dream Team (1992)
34. Denmark Conquer Europe (1992)
35. The Premier League and Champions League are Born (1992)
36. The Bosman Ruling (1995)
37. FIFA World Cup 1998 - Owen, Ronaldo and France (1998)
38. Manchester United s Treble Winning Season (1998/99)
39. I am a Special One - Jos Mourinho (2004)
40. The Miracle of Istanbul (2005)
41. Zidane (2006)
42. Calciopoli Scandal (2006)
43. David Beckham Joins LA Galaxy (2007)
44. Tiki-Taka (2008)
45. The World Cup Arrives in Africa (2010)
46. Aguerooooo!!! (2012)
47. 2014 FIFA World Cup - Brazil 1-7 Germany (2014)
48. Leicester City Win the Premier League (2015/16)
49. Chapecoense Disaster (2016)
50. Video Assistant Referees - VAR (2018)
Honourable Mentions
Epilogue
Bibliography
Introduction
Football is more than just a game. Over the last 150 years it has become a source of identity, conflict and debate for all those who follow and play it. It has reached the farthest corners of the globe and boasts more players and supporters than any other sport. In this book, we will be going right the way through the illustrious, colourful and often tragic history of football and finding out what the most important moments are in this truly beautiful game.
We will start with the game s origins. By looking at public schools, the football association and the question of rules, we can then move comprehensively through the decades. Much of what makes football the game we know and love today stems from the early decisions made in the Victorian era as professionalism took over and competitive tournaments were introduced. By the turn of the century, the beginnings of football s global appeal became apparent. With the British Empire continually expanding, football followed with it to each and every corner of the world.
Football would come to represent more than just the 11 men on the pitch. It would capture the hearts and minds of communities across the world, becoming a source of identity to the millions who watched. By 1900, the game s great amateur sides were gone and football was well and truly the people s game . The players, often from working-class backgrounds, became idolised by fans both young and old. Their time in the limelight would lead to calls for unions and players rights. This would continue throughout the century.
By the start of the First World War, football had become a common ground amongst nations so opposed in ideologies. It would even become a symbol of hope on the battlefields of France and Belgium. Throughout the war, the Football League in England was suspended, leading to the women s game being introduced to large crowds across the nation. Initially to raise morale for the war effort, the skill and guile of those playing led to the sport reaching staggering heights of popularity. By the end of the war, the Football League had returned and an FA ban was placed on women playing at FA grounds. It would be decades before this changed.
Technological advances, sped up by war, brought transportation and mass media into new realms. Planes, faster ships and more easily available automobiles meant the world was getting smaller. Domestically, the mass production of the radio meant supporters could listen to the beautiful game from the comfort of their own homes. By 1930 football s unwavering popularity meant FIFA would have its first World Cup and the question of which nation was the greatest on Earth was answered. Outside of football, a similar question was being asked by different nations with increasingly extreme ideologies. The Second World War would once again call upon footballers to play their part.
Following the war, commercialism and new money led to attendances continuing to rise before the mass production of the television meant the game could be watched in households across the world. The late 1950s and 1960s would bring social revolution and a cultural change to a new generation of players and supporters. Football continued to grow with the European Cup and championships leading to high-quality matches and tactical styles never seen before. Football was to have its first superstars and celebrities. In the UK, George Best epitomised how football and celebrity was closer than ever. Elsewhere, Ferenc Pusk s, Pele and Alfredo Di Stefano ruled the game before new flair was seen in the progressive styles of Johan Cruyff s Ajax and Franz Beckenbauer s Bayern. Consecutive European Cups led to these teams being regarded as two of the best ever, and tactical changes saw some of the game s greatest managers.
But tragedy was never far away. In 1949 the impressive Torino team were taken from us too soon in the Superga Air Disaster, before Matt Busby s Manchester United side suffered a similar fate in Munich in 1958. By the 1980s, the Bradford Fire, Heysel Stadium Disaster and Hillsborough tragedy brought into question the standard of modern football stadia and people s attitudes towards football supporters. On the pitch, Diego Maradona introduced genius and controversy and British teams dominated the European Cup with Liverpool, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest all winning Old Big Ears . The 1990s saw football reach new levels. Television was now the leading source of news and communication for people around the world and large companies like Sky began to take their pick of the action. The Premier League split away from the Football League after 104 years and money was pumped into the sport on a scale unimaginable to those Victorian pioneers who codified the game.
As the standard of football improved alongside the stadiums in which it was played, football would expand its global franchise. By 2010 the poorest continent on Earth, Africa, would also play host to the World Cup, showing how a sport can bring everyone together in one language. The modern era of football would be defined by two players - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, both winning multiple Ballon d Ors and Champions Leagues. Of course, there are a number of moments not even mentioned here, but we will see how certain moments have led to the changes we can see since 1857. Football is a sport which is ever growing and ever reflecting the world in which it is played. It is something we need to celebrate and better understand.
The purpose of this book is not to provide a definitive list. Its primary aim is to help to better understand the world of football all around us. Through the study and analysis of certain moments throughout football s history, we can better comprehend why the modern game is how it is. The list of 50 moments will no doubt be different for each and every individual who reads through and each opinion brings with it new weight, new arguments and new findings which will help to further the discussion around football history. If history has taught us nothing else, football is truly a game of opinions!
1857-85
1. Sheffield FC (1857)
2. The Formation of the Football Association (1863)
3. The First FA Cup (1871/72)
4. The First International - England v Scotland (1872)
5. The Disease of Professionalism (1883)
1
Sheffield FC (1857)
There seems to be no better place to start than with the creation of football s oldest club - Sheffield FC. In 1857 football had seen a surge in popularity as public schools aimed to develop young men into physically fit and morally sound individuals. Seeing football as a perfect means to do so, amateur clubs began to appear across the country. Often