The oldest known manuscript of the Cambridge football rules from 160 years ago have been put up for auction by Sotheby's and is estimated to receive between £20,000 and £30,000.

On this day in 1863, 12 London football clubs got together at the Freemasons’ Tavern in London to form the Football Association to govern the increasingly popular sport.

Supporting football since 1863. The FA is the not-for-profit, governing body of football in England. It grows participation, promotes diversity and regulates the sport for everyone to enjoy. Seven ...

Charity Spirit of Soccer stage a re-enactment of first ever football match in London, in 1864; From Battersea they will kick a football all the way to South Africa ...

The FA Turns 149, Here Are Football's Rules From 1863. Samuel Luckhurst — The Huffington Post UK. 26/10/2012 05:49am BST. England goalkeeper, ...

A match dubbed the ‘most important game of football since 1863’ was held on Parker’s Piece in Cambridge on Sunday (1 September). Played on the site in Cambridge where the rules of football ...

Since that historic first meeting in 1863, football has become the world's most popular sport. The 2010 World Cup Final was broadcast from the Arctic to Antarctica and in every single country on ...

Moreover, a National Football League team is so important to the region and its residents, the city does not have to break even on its investment in the new stadium, Slay said in his first ...

Harlan's powerful offense dominated to a resounding victory by pulling away from Sergeant Bluff-Luton 42-6 for an Iowa high school football victory at Harlan Community High on Sept. 15.

Even in these gender-barrier-breaking times, the vast majority of military spouses (over 90%) are still women. Similarly, NFL football remains a male-dominated sport. No woman has ever played on an ...

The 1863 document, which is worth £2.5 million, contains notes from a series of pub meetings between the "founding fathers" of football in which they agreed on 13 original rules.