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?
African country who formed its national team by creating a club team called The Real Republicans where all the best players could play together.
What is Ghana
His media empire called football a “slum sport.”
Who is Rupert Murdoch?
In 1992 this reinvented English football as “a whole new ball game.”
What is the English Premier League?
Major event that began in Britain before spreading across the world that allowed the working class to begin playing football.
What is the Industrial Revolution
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"?
These two major political leaders implemented policies of economic deregulation, privatization and anti-immigration control.
Who are Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
These two countries hosted Asia's first World Cup in 2002?
What are South Korea and Japan?
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 Manchester United forward, known for his playboy lifestyle, was nicknamed 'The Fifth Beatle.'
Who is George Best?
This company defied boycott calls to sponsor the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
What is Coca-Cola
This former Ballon D'or winner is now the president of Liberia.
Who is George Weah?
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 North African national liberation movement formed its own soccer team.
What is the FLN/Algeria?
This 1991 first-time competition was part of FIFA reforms and tapped into emerging Asian and American markets.
What is the Women's World Cup?
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 football 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 of the EU High Court abolished transfer fees for out-of-contract players.
What is the Bosman Ruling?