Industrial Empire
(1840-1918)
(1840-1918)
Headmaster most responsible for the modern game.
Who is Thomas Arnold?
The "people's team" of the Soviet Union.
What is Spartak?
Leader who used soccer to unify independent Ghana.
Who is Kwame Nkrumah?
His media empire called soccer a “slum sport.”
Who is Rupert Murdoch?
This reinvented soccer as “a whole new ball game.”
What is the English Premier League?
Philosophy for educating elite British boys.
What is Muscular Christianity?
This stadium was Brazil's "new soul of the nation."
What is the Maracanã?
This 1954 victory symbolized the West German recovery.
What is the "Miracle at Bern"?
This company defied boycott calls to sponsor the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
What is Coca-Cola?
This 1991 first-ever competition tapped into emerging Asian and US markets.
What is the Women's World Cup?
This Bengali club scored an anticolonial victory over the British in 1911.
What is Mohun Bagan?
This Argentine newspaper was the "Bible of sports."
What is El Gráfico?
This tournament was formed to celebrate Malaysian independence.
What is the Merdeka Cup?
This club's ultra "Inter-City Firm" replicated corporate language.
What is West Ham United?
These countries hosted Asia's first World Cup in 2002.
What are South Korea and Japan?
This Glasgow stand collapse showed fans were expendable.
What is the Ibrox Disaster?
This team was forcibly disbanded by the Nazis in 1938.
What is Hakoah Vienna?
This national liberation movement formed its own soccer team.
What is the FLN/Algeria?
This lottery system replaced state funding for soccer under Pinochet.
What is Polla Gol?
Her stardom marked a breakthrough for U.S. women’s soccer.
Who is Mia Hamm?
First club to "import" players and charge admission fees.
What is Preston North End?
Mussolini brought these foreign-born players "home."
Who are the Oriundi?
This FIFA president promoted soccer as Third World "economic development."
Who is João Havelange?
These IMF programs forced countries to deregulate in exchange for loans.
What are Structural Adjustment Programs?
This 1995 decision struck down transfer fees in the EU.
What is the Bosman Ruling?