There have been several major changes to football rules

On October 26, 1863, the world's first football association, the English Football Association, was established at the Freemason Hotel on Queen Street, London, and formulated and adopted the first formal football rules in football history. The rules at that time did not have a crossbar above the goal, but it was stipulated that throw-ins must be thrown by hand. Most of the rules are very similar to the current rules. This date is recognized as the birth of modern football.

In 1871, it was first stipulated that goalkeepers could catch the ball with their hands in the goal area.

On July 28, 1871, the English FA Cup was officially born.

The first international match between England and Scotland was held in 1872. In the same year, the first FA Cup champion in English history was born. Bolton Wanderers won the championship with a 1-0 victory over Royal Ngannil.

The offside rule was first introduced in 1874.

In 1875, referees began to enforce the law from outside the court to the court and began to use whistles.

In 1878, the British city of Sheffield held the world's first lighted football match.

Professional football was first legally recognized in the UK in 1885, and since then professional football has become popular in the UK.

On March 22, 1888, the English Football Association decided to implement the National League, a league system that was later widely adopted by various countries.

In 1889, several football organizations appeared in the Netherlands and Argentina.

In 1890, the size of the goal was officially stipulated and goal nets began to be used. Football championships begin in Austria. England hosts its first official women's football competition.

Football was included as an event in the first Olympic Games in 1896. Since only amateur players are allowed to participate in the Olympic football competition, professional athletes from some countries pretend to be amateur players, seriously damaging the interests of other countries. Therefore, the conditions were ripe for the creation of a new worldwide competition.

The Italian Football Association was born in Turin on March 15, 1898.

The Brazilian Football Association was born in 1899.

On December 15, 1899, Alfred Edwards founded the Milan Cricket Club, which soon evolved into the Milan Club, and was later divided into two teams, AC Milan and Inter Milan.

In 1900, the "Female Catalonia" Football Association was established in Barcelona, ??Spain. Since then, countries such as Denmark, New Zealand, Chile, and Belgium have also established football associations.

FIFA was officially established in Paris, France on May 21, 1904. France, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland became the founding member countries.

On May 23, 1904, FIFA held its first general meeting and elected Frenchman Robert Guerin as its first president.

On April 14, 1905, the English Football Association announced its recognition and requested to join FIFA, and Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales also followed suit.

Conmebol was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru.

At the 8th Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924, football was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

In 1928, FIFA held a meeting and passed a resolution of 25-5 to hold a World Cup every four years.

The first World Cup was held in Uruguay from July 13 to July 30, 1930. Many European countries did not participate in the World Cup due to lack of transportation. Under FIFA's lobbying, only Yugoslavia and Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 to win the first World Cup.

The second World Cup was held in Italy from May 5 to May 27, 1934. The number of participating teams increased to 31. For the first time, the qualifying method was used, and 16 teams were selected to enter the finals. The final stage adopts an elimination system. This format was criticized after the game because many teams traveled thousands of miles to come, only to return home after only playing one game.

The third World Cup was held in France from June 4 to June 19, 1938, and the number of participating teams increased to 36.

The fourth World Cup, which was originally scheduled to be held in 1942 from June 27 to June 17, 1938, was postponed to 1950 due to the outbreak of World War II. As the European continent was traumatized by war and was busy rebuilding its homes, it was unable to host it. The right to host the event fell to Brazil in South America. There are 33 participating teams.

The Asian Football Confederation was established on May 8, 1954, with its headquarters in Penang, Malaysia. The 12 founding national and regional football associations are: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines and Vietnam.

The fifth World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4, 1954, with 38 participating teams. The competition system has changed again. The 16 teams in the final stage are divided into 4 groups. Each group has 2 seed teams. The 2 weak teams, the seed team and the weak team will play 2 games respectively. The second team with the highest points enters the top 8. This competition system has the characteristics of both an elimination system and a round-robin system.

In 1954, the Hungarian team created the "four forwards" system, which is known as the first revolution in world football technology.

UEFA was established in 1954 and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

On April 2-3, 1955, the French newspaper L’Equipe proposed hosting the European Champions Cup and established an executive committee.

On May 21, 1955, UEFA held a meeting in Paris, France, and officially decided to host the European Champions Cup.

The first European Champions Cup was held from September 1955 to May 1956.

The African Football Confederation was established in 1956 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

In 1958, the Brazilian team created a 4-2-4 formation, which is known as the second revolution in world football technology.

The sixth World Cup was held in Sweden from June 8 to June 19, 1958. After the post-war economic recovery of various countries, the World Cup attracted attention from all countries. 51 countries, including China, the Soviet Union and other socialist countries, participated in the qualifiers.

On July 3, 1960, the first European and South American Club Champions Cup was held in Montevideo. The competition was renamed "Toyota Cup" from the 19th edition and will be held in Tokyo, Japan.

The first European Nations Cup Winners Cup from August 1960 to May 1961.

In 1960, CONMEBOL founded the South American Club Champions Cup, also known as the Libertadores Cup.

The Central and North American and Caribbean Football Confederation was established in 1961 and is headquartered in Guatemala.

The seventh World Cup was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17, 1962. 56 countries signed up to participate in the qualifiers.

The eighth World Cup was held in Mexico from July 11 to July 30, 1966. 71 countries participated in the qualifying rounds.

The Oceania Football Confederation was established in 1966 and is headquartered in New Zealand.

In 1969, the British National Women's Football Association was officially established.

The ninth World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 21, 1970. 71 countries participated in the qualifying rounds.

On May 31, 1970, at 12:29, yellow cards were used for the first time in football history.

The UEFA Cup was founded in 1972.

The 10th World Cup was held in the Federal Republic of Germany from June 13 to July 7, 1974. There were 99 participating countries in the qualifiers.

In 1974, the Netherlands pioneered the "Total Attack, Total Defense" formation, which was the third revolution in world football.

In 1975, FIFA decided to hold the World Youth Football Championship every two years.

The first World Youth Football Championship was held on a trial basis in 1977.

The 11th World Cup was held in Argentina from June 1 to June 25, 1978, with 106 participating countries in the qualifying rounds.

In 1978, FIFA decided to increase the number of final teams for the 12th World Cup from 16 to 24.

The fifth World Youth Football Championship in 1981 was officially recognized by FIFA.

The 12th World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11, 1982. From this cup, the number of final teams increased from 16 to 24, and the number of participating countries in the qualifiers reached 108.

In 1984, in order to improve the standard of Olympic football competition, at the 23rd Los Angeles Olympics, professional players were allowed to participate for the first time, but European and South American athletes who had participated in the World Cup were prohibited from participating in Olympic football games.

The 13th World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 31, 1986. This was the second time that Mexico hosted the World Cup, with 121 participating countries in the qualifiers.

The 14th World Cup was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8, 1990, with 103 participating countries in the qualifying round.

The first Women's World Cup in 1991 was held in Guangzhou, China.

In 1992, it was stipulated that players participating in Olympic football matches must be under 23 years old.

The 15th World Cup was held in the United States in 1994.

On June 18, 1994, the World Cup was held in an indoor football stadium for the first time in its history. The American team tied with the Swiss team 1-1.

The second World Women's Football Championship was held in Sweden in 1995, and the Norwegian team won the championship.

Premier League History The United Kingdom (England) is the birthplace of modern football. According to historical records, football activities similar to today's occurred in England in the Middle Ages. By the beginning of the 19th century, football had become quite popular in Britain. Due to the need to form a unified view on the football game, on October 26, 1863, relevant people gathered at the Fremason Hotel in Queen Street, London, to discuss and agree to the establishment of the Football Association. In addition to announcing the formal establishment of the Football Association, the meeting also formulated and adopted a relatively unified football competition rules, which is the prototype of modern football competition rules. Its establishment marked the birth of modern football.

As the status of the English Football Association became increasingly consolidated and its influence across the country became greater and greater, the proposal to hold a Challenge Cup came up on July 20, 1871. This suggestion was made by the Football Association Secretary General Charles. It was proposed by Alcock. He hopes to attract all members of the association to participate and promote communication between them by organizing the Challenge Cup. On October 16, 1871, the proposal was approved.

The English are proud not only of the fact that they founded the first football association, but also of the first international match organized by them, which was the England representative match on November 30, 1872. team and the Scottish representative team. The establishment of the Football Association of England led to the vigorous development of football in some European and Latin American countries. Football associations were established in various countries one after another, thus promoting the establishment of FIFA and UEFA. It can be seen that England is undisputedly called the originator of modern football.

On December 6, 1882, representatives of the four football associations of the Commonwealth passed unified football competition rules in Manchester. In subsequent years, the rules were revised several times. Around 1881, the trend of professional football began, and the English Football Association recognized the legal status of professional football on June 20, 1885. However, on the issue of professionalism, the Football Association and FIFA have had sharp conflicts. The four football associations of the Commonwealth withdrew from FIFA twice respectively from 1920 to 1924 and from 1928 to 1946, and did not participate in any FIFA activities. It was not until 1958 that the two sides reached a consensus. In the same year, the Professional Footballers' Association was established in England.

In 1862, England's first football club, Nottinghamshire, was established. Since then, various football clubs in England have been established one after another. By 1870, there were 39 football clubs in England, and by 1881, there were 128 football organizations in England.

Today, there are 160 professional football clubs in the country, 40 of which have a history of more than 100 years. The Football Association Challenge Cup, founded in 1871, was the first all-England competition. The competition adopts a continuous elimination system. The two sides will play a game at a venue determined by drawing lots in advance to determine the outcome. The first Football Association Challenge Cup final in English history was held in 1872. It was held for 119 times from 1872 to 2000. Since the FA Cup is not only participated by first-class teams, but all teams in England can participate, it has frequent upsets and many strong teams were defeated by weak teams, so it is called As a "hotbed of violent cold". Today, English football is still developing and growing.