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Title: #History: Football Association Formed (1863)
Post by: TFD on Oct 26, 2014, 05:31 AM
The Football Association (FA), the governing body of football in England, played a leading role in establishing rules for the modern game. All of England's professional football clubs are members of the FA, which runs several competitions, including the FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world. After a dispute about the rules surrounding ball carrying and "hacking"—kicking opponents—led a number of clubs to withdraw from the FA, a similar organization was formed for what sport? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst69190_Football-Association-Formed--1863-.aspx)