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Football, Association, History of - ninemsn Encarta |
 | | Football, Association, History of, historical development of the most widely played team game in the world and the most popular spectator sport, followed avidly by millions of fans. |
 | | In 1855 Sheffield Football Club (FC), the world’s oldest club, was founded, and in 1862 Notts County, the world’s oldest league club, came into existence. |
 | | The idea for the Football Association Challenge Cup (the FA Cup) came from the secretary of the FA, Charles Alcock, who proposed his plans at a meeting of the FA Committee in July 1871. |
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