football: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Leading histories of world football are Bill Murray, The Worldās Game: A History of Soccer (1996, reissued 1998), and Football: A History of the World Game (1994). Brian Glanville, The Story of the World Cup (1973ā ), chronicles the gameās premier tournament. A social analysis of world football is contained in Richard Giulianotti, Football: A Sociology of the Global Game (1999). A history of early football games is provided in Francis Peabody Magoun, Jr., History of Football from the Beginnings to 1871 (1938, reissued 1966).
James Walvin, The Peopleās Game: The History of Football Revisited, 2nd ed. (2000), examines football history mainly in the United Kingdom; and Dave Russell, Football and the English: A Social History of Association Football in England, 1863ā1995 (1997), examines its English history. Arthur Hopcraft, The Football Man: People and Passions in Soccer (1968, reissued 1988), examines English football culture up to the late 1960s. Two literary anthologies on football in the United Kingdom and overseas are Ian Hamilton (ed.), The Faber Book of Soccer (1992); and Stephen F. Kelly (ed.), The Kingswood Book of Football (1992; also published as A Game of Two Halves, 1993, reissued 1997). Sue Lopez, Women on the Ball: A Guide to Womenās Football (1997), examines the womenās game.
Eduardo Galeano, Football in Sun and Shadow: An Emotional History of World Cup Football, trans. by Mark Fried, rev. ed. (2003; originally published in Spanish, 1995), is a lyrical celebration of footballās history and culture, particularly in South America. Tony Mason, Passion of the People?: Football in South America (1995); and Chris Taylor, The Beautiful Game: A Journey Through Latin American Football (1998), provide fuller analyses of the South American game.
French football is analyzed by Hugh Dauncey and Geoff Hare (eds.), France and the 1998 World Cup: The National Impact of a World Sporting Event (1999). Christian Bromberger, Football: la bagatelle la plus sĆ©rieuse du monde (1998), explores the gameās culture in France and Italy.
Rivalries between clubs and nations within football are examined by Simon Kuper, Football Against the Enemy (1994, reissued 1996); and Gary Armstrong and Richard Giulianotti (eds.), Fear and Loathing in World Football (2001). Gary Armstrong, Football Hooligans: Knowing the Score (1998), is an extensive study of an English hooligan group.
African football is examined in word and image by Marc Broere and Roy van der Drift, Football Africa!, trans. by John Smith and Philip Watson (1997; originally published in Dutch, 1997); and by Gary Armstrong and Richard Giulianotti (eds.), Football in Africa (2004). Rothmanās Football Yearbook provides a comprehensive record of the English and Scottish game as well as European and international details.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Invalidated site: International Olympic Committee - Football. | Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| In the FIFA World Cup table, added the results from 2026. | Jul 19, 2026 | ||
| Top questions added. | Jul 14, 2026 | ||
| Revised the Top Questions section. | Jul 08, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 07, 2026 | ||
| Added a top question. | Jun 30, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 30, 2026 | ||
| Updated 2025ā26 result. | May 30, 2026 | ||
| Added a graphic explaining the rules of the game. | May 21, 2026 | ||
| Added top questions. | May 14, 2026 | ||
| Added a game. | May 08, 2026 | ||
| Updated football pitch diagram added. | Apr 29, 2026 | ||
| Added updates until the 2024ā25 season. | Jan 15, 2026 | ||
| Updated the table with results until the 2024ā25 season. | Jan 14, 2026 | ||
| In the MLS Cup table, added the winners for 2023ā25. | Dec 07, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Football. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| Updated the rules section and added significant female players. | Feb 29, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: History of Soccer - Football History: The Origins And How The Game Started. | May 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - History of Football. | Nov 30, 2022 | ||
| Changed āblackā to āBlack.ā | Aug 26, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kidcyber - Football. | Mar 14, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 23, 2019 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 24, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: FootballHistory.org - Football History. | Nov 07, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame - Football History. | Nov 07, 2017 | ||
| Added 11 photographs. | Dec 13, 2016 | ||
| Added cross-references and made minor updates. | Dec 13, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 22, 2016 | ||
| Three tables added to article. | Feb 23, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Interesting Facts about Soccer. | Jul 14, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Soccer. | Jun 14, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sport - World Cup 2010. | May 31, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sport - World Cup 2010. | May 31, 2011 | ||
| Updated number of countries in the Asian Football Confederation. | May 20, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 16, 2011 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands" in History and Football around the world sections. | Aug 03, 2010 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 20, 2009 | ||
| Changed the number of cumulative television viewers for the 2002 World Cup from 28 billion to 26 billion. | Oct 20, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Footballnetwork.org - The Chinese and Tsu Chu. | Apr 20, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - How Soccer or Football Works. | Mar 06, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | May 07, 2008 | ||
| Added tables of major championship winners. | Mar 22, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Football365. | Nov 22, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Coaching Corner. | May 30, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: ABC Sport - Football. | May 18, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jul 01, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | May 31, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 28, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 01, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |