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    ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL

    Nov 03, 2022 2 minutes

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    1888 FOOTBALL LEAGUE

    Starting with 12 clubs, the Football League is established in England as the first domestic league in competitive football. The inaugural season is won by Preston North End, who also win the FA Cup in the same year, making them the first winners of ‘the Double'.

    1914 CHRISTMAS TRUCE One of the most famous games

    One of the most famous games of football in history takes place in No-Man's Land on Christmas Day

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