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2010s

• 2010 in football — FIFA 2010 Football World Cup will be held for first time in an African country, in South Africa

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2000s

• 2009 in football — The FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in South Africa; UEFA Women's Championship will be held in Finland.
• 2008 in football — 2008 European Football Championship will be held in Austria and Switzerland; the first edition of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be held in New Zealand.
• 2007 in football — The 42nd edition of Copa América is held in Venezuela; FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 is held in China. FC Bayern Munich Successfully Signed Miroslav Klose, Franck Ribery, Hamit Altıntop, Zé Roberto, Marcell Jansen, Jan Schlaudraff, and José Ernesto Sosa, and thus winning the German Cup with ease, the transfers are predicted to have a great impact on FC Bayern Munich. Manchester United won the Premiership, bring the title home, while Chelsea won the FA Cup and the Carling Cup, defeating Manchester United and Arsenal in each final.
• 2006 in football — 2006 FIFA World Cup is held in Germany and won by Italy on a penalty kick shootout over France; Miroslav Klose Is The Adidas Golden Shoe Winner, Scoring 5 goals in the tornament, a step closer to breaking Ronaldo's record of 15 all-time goals in the tornament; a major match-fixing scandal erupts in Italy, with five Serie A teams implicated; Egypt record victory for the fifth time in the African Cup of Nations; the U-19 Women's World Championship increases its age limit to 20 effective with this year's event in Russia, won by Korea DPR.
• 2005 in football — The Champions League final in Istanbul sees Liverpool come back from a 0-3 half-time score to defeat A.C. Milan 3-2 in a penalty shootout, following a 3-3 draw. Also, a match-fixing scandal rocks German football, though it does not directly affect the First Bundesliga.
• 2004 in football — Greece are surprise winners of the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating the host nation Portugal 1-0 in the final. Pompous manager José Mourinho Joins Chelsea From FC Porto.
• 2003 in football — Germany win the Women's World Cup final against Sweden 2-1, after extra time; Rupert Murdoch's British Sky Broadcasting pays £1,024 million (1,510 million euros) for rights to transmit England FA Premier League seasons 2004-2007.
• 2002 in football — Brazil set up a record fifth title in World Cup competition, defeating Germany 2-0 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup final, Germany concede 2 goals in a match for the first time in that tornament, a result of Oliver Kahn's torn ligaments in his right ring finger. The first FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship is held in Canada, with the USA defeating the hosts in the final 1-0 on a golden goal in extra time.
• 2001 in football — Real Madrid sign playmaker Zinedine Zidane of Juventus in a world record transfer fee of 72 million euros.
• 2000 in football — France win their second European Championship title after beating Italy 2-1, with a golden goal in extra time; First FIFA Club World Cup.

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Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... Penalty shootouts, officially named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. ... In early 2005, German football was overshadowed by the discovery of a 2 million Euro match-fixing scandal centered on second division referee Robert Hoyzer, who confessed to fixing and betting on matches in the 2nd Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal (German Cup), and the third division Regionalliga. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... José Mourinho, GOIH (pron. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously also known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in west London. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2003 throughout the world. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... 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The FIFA U-20 Womens World Championship is a world championship football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under age 20. ... The golden goal was a method used in football to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of ordinary time (90 minutes). ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... “Zidane” redirects here. ... Juventus Football Club (from Latin [1] iuventus: youth, IPA: ); (pronounced yoo-ven-toos) also known as Juventus Turin (or Juventus Torino), Juventus, or simply Juve, is a football club from Turin, Italy. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2000 throughout the world. ... 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1990s

• 1999 in football — Manchester United win the Champions League, FA Cup and Premiership to cap off a historical "Treble"; the USA defeat China in a penalty shootout to win the Women's World Cup in front of the largest crowd ever to witness a women's sporting event.
• 1998 in football — In the 1998 FIFA World Cup final, France win 3-0 over Brazil at Stade de France to claim their first World Cup.
• 1997 in football — Éric Cantona announces his retirement from football; Helenio Herrera, legendary trainer of Inter in the 1960s dies.
• 1996 in football — In the Euro 96 final, Germany defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 with a golden goal from Oliver Bierhoff; Nigeria become the first African team to win the Olympic Tournament.
• 1995 in football — The Bosman ruling allows all footballers playing in the European Union and not under contract to freely change clubs, and also abolishes foreign player quotas with respect to EU nationals. Norway win the second FIFA Women's World Cup; Eric Cantona is suspended for six months by The FA for kicking Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons.
• 1994 in football — In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Brazil win their fourth title, defeating Italy on penalties in the final held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
• 1993 in football — Olympique de Marseille becomes the first French club to win the European Cup, newly renamed as the UEFA Champions League, defeating AC Milan 1–0 at the Olympiastadion in Munich. Marseille also win Ligue 1, but are stripped of the title due to a corruption scandal; 18 members of the Zambia national team die in a plane crash.
• 1992 in football — In the final of Euro 92, Denmark surprisingly win 2-0 over Germany; Armand Cesari Stadium Furiani disaster takes place in Bastia, Corsica; FA Premier League created as the top flight in English Football. Leeds United were champions of England.
• 1991 in football — In the inaugural Women's World Cup, the USA win 2-1 over Norway; after being banned for six years, English clubs are again allowed to participate in competitions sponsored by UEFA; Diego Maradona is banned for 15 months in Italy's Serie A after testing positive for cocaine in a drug test.
• 1990 in football — West Germany win the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Rome, Italy, defeating defending champion Argentina 1-0 in the final; "Waterloo Day" for Austrian football in Euro 92 qualifying at Landskrona, Sweden, where the Faroe Islands defeat Austria 1-0 in the former's first ever international match.

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This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 53 member CAF (Confederation of African Football) , (French : Confédération Africaine de Football) , (Arabic : الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة القدم) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations, CAF Confederation Cup and the African Champions League. ... Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In football (soccer), the Bosman ruling is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision that allows professional football players in the European Union (EU) to move freely to another club at the end of their term of contract with their present team. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup is recognized as the most important International competition in womens football and is played amongst womens national football teams of the member states ofFIFA, the sports global governing body. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... Penalty shootouts, officially named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. ... 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1980s

• 1989 in football — The Hillsborough disaster occurs in Sheffield, England, before the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, resulting in the loss of 96 lives.
• 1988 in football — The Netherlands, led by captain Ruud Gullit and top goal scorer Marco van Basten, defeat the Soviet Union 2-0 to win the Euro 1988 championship.
• 1987 in football — FC Porto win the European Cup for the first time after defeating Bayern Munich 2-1 in the final at Prater Stadium in Wien; in the second World Championship FIFA Under 16, the Soviet Union defeat Nigeria on penalties.
• 1986 in football — The 1986 World Cup finals are played for the second time in Mexico, with Argentina defeating West Germany 3-2 for their second title at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City; the tournament sees the dominance of Argentinian player Diego Maradona, scoring the infamous Hand of God goal, before his "Goal of the Century" solo dribble second goal, both in the quarterfinal against England.
• 1985 in football — The Heysel Stadium disaster takes place in Brussels at the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus, leading to English clubs being banned from European club competition; Michel Platini wins his third consecutive European Footballer of the Year award; for the first time, an African squad wins a FIFA tournament, the World Championship Under 16, as Nigeria surprisingly defeat favourites West Germany 2-0 in China. On 8 December Juventus and become the first -and only at present- team in the world to have won all international cups and championships ^[1] after defeating Argentinos Juniors 6-4 (2-2 aet) in the Intercontinental Cup final at National Stadium in Tokyo ^[2].
• 1984 in football — Michel Platini leads the hosts France to the European Football Championship, beating Spain in the final; France also win the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games, beating Brazil in the final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
• 1983 in football — Aberdeen win their first European Trophy, European Cup Winners Cup soon followed by the European Super Cup
• 1982 in football — Italy win their third World Cup title after a wait of 44 years, defeating West Germany 3-1 in the final at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid.
• 1981 in football — The Football League begins awarding three points for a win instead of two.
• 1980 in football —

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1970s

• 1979 in football — Nottingham Forest lift their first European Cup in Munich, defeating Malmö 1-0 in the final.
• 1978 in football — Hosts Argentina win the 1978 World Cup, beating the Netherlands 3–1 in the final; Johann Cruyff refuses to play in the tournament.
• 1977 in football —
• 1976 in football — Bayern Munich win the European Cup for the third consecutive season.
• 1975 in football —
• 1974 in football — Hosts West Germany win the 1974 World Cup, beating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final; Manchester United are relegated only six years after winning the European Cup
• 1973 in football — Ajax win the European Cup for the third consecutive season; Sunderland shock Leeds United 1-0 in the FA Cup final.
• 1972 in football —
• 1971 in football — 66 die in the second Ibrox disaster, The Brazilian National Champiomship First Season.
• 1970 in football — Brazil win their third World Cup, beating Italy 4–1 in the 1970 World Cup final as their captain Pelé becomes the first player to win three World Cup medals.

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1960s

• 1969 in football — 2000 die when El Salvador and Honduras declare war on each other following a World Cup qualifying match.
• 1968 in football — Manchester United win the European Cup ten years after the Munich air disaster killed eight of their players; Eusébio wins the inaugural Golden Boot award as the continent's top club scorer.
• 1967 in football — Celtic become the first British club to win the European Cup, beating Internazionale 2–1 in the final.
• 1966 in football — England win the 1966 World Cup as hosts, beating West Germany 4–2 in the final as Geoff Hurst becomes the first player to score a hat trick in the final.
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• 1964 in football —
• 1963 in football — The West German national league Bundesliga is formed; Lev Yashin becomes the first goalkeeper to win European Footballer of the Year.
• 1962 in football — Brazil retain the 1962 World Cup, beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final.
• 1961 in football — CONCACAF is founded; Benfica become the second team to win the European Cup, beating FC Barcelona 3–2 in the final.
• 1960 in football — Real Madrid win their fifth consecutive European Cup.

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1950s

• 1959 in football —
• 1958 in football — 23 people, including eight Manchester United players, are killed in the Munich air disaster; Pelé and Garrincha star as Brazil win their first World Cup in Sweden, beating the hosts 5–2 in the final of the 1958 tournament.
• 1957 in football — CAF is founded; only three teams enter the first African Cup of Nations, won by Egypt; in England the Busby Babes of Manchester United retain the Football League Championship.
• 1956 in football — Real Madrid beat Stade de Reims-Champagne 4–3 in the first European Cup final; Stanley Matthews wins the first European Footballer of the Year award; first RAI TV's transmission match football Serie A in Italy from Fiorentina and SSC Napoli
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• 1954 in football — UEFA is founded in Basel, Switzerland; West Germany win the 1954 FIFA World Cup, coming back from 0-2 to win the final game 3-2 against Hungary, a match known as The Miracle of Bern; Asian Football Confederation is founded.
• 1953 in football — England lose a home match for the first time, 6–3 to Hungary.
• 1952 in football — Hungary's revolutionary tactics help the Golden Team to win the football at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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• 1950 in football — Uruguay win the 1950 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, when they beat the hosts 2-1 in the final group match of the tournament, also known as the Maracanazo. Earlier in the same tournament, one of the biggest upsets in football history occurs, when the USA shocks England 1–0.

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1940s

• 1949 in football — The Superga air disaster kills 31 people, including 18 Torino players.
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1930s

• 1939 in football — Shirt numbering is made compulsory.
• 1938 in football — Italy retain the 1938 World Cup in France, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final. Argentina and Uruguay boycott the tournament as it is held in Europe for the second successive time.
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• 1934 in football — Hosts Italy become the second World Cup winners, beating Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the final.
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• 1930 in football — Thirteen teams enter the first World Cup, held in Uruguay. The hosts beat Argentina 4–2 in the final.

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1920s

• 1929 in football —
• 1928 in football — The Spanish Football League La Liga is formed. Its ten clubs include Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
• 1927 in football —