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The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in multiple varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games descending from medieval ...
The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back at least to medieval times. [1] [2] [3] Some predecessors of football may date back to ancient Greece and Rome, and similar games were played in ancient China and Japan. [4] The history of football in Britain dates at least to the eighth century CE.
The highest-scoring game overall was a 1966 game between the Washington Redskins and New York Giants, which produced a combined 113 points with a score of 72–41. The most points scored by one team in a single game is the 73 the Chicago Bears scored in the 1940 NFL Championship Game, which is not included on this list, as their opponents ...
Lionel Messi has scored the most goals for one club. Pelé held the world record for around 50 years. Josef Bican is credited by FIFA with 805 goals. Luis Suárez, the most recent to score 500 goals. Alfredo Di Stéfano, the first South American to score 500 goals. Imre Schlosser, the first footballer to score 500 goals.
Even after the emergence of the professional National Football League (NFL), college football has remained extremely popular throughout the U.S. Although the college game has a much larger margin for talent than its pro counterpart, the sheer number of fans following major colleges provides a financial equalizer for the game, with Division I programs – the highest level – playing in huge ...
This game boasts the record of total number of goals scored in one half of Premier League football (nine), and by one team in one half of Premier League football (eight, by Tottenham). The highest scoring game is Portsmouth's 7–4 win against Reading at Fratton Park on 29 September 2007. Highest scoring games
Latvia is the first football team from the Baltic states to make an appearance in a major football competition, UEFA Euro 2004. 2004 in football; Greece produce one of the shocks in football history and become surprise winners of the Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating hosts Portugal 1–0 in the final. Waitakere United is founded.
A football game between Thames and Townsend clubs, played at Kingston upon Thames, London, 1846. As the 19th century began, football became increasingly significant in the public schools because it was well suited to the ideals of the "Muscular Christianity" cult. It was, like cricket, perceived to be a "character-building" sport.