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Wikipedia, History of Association Football

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An independent encyclopedia article on the history of association football, used here for the Football Association's 1863 rule-making meetings and the vote that removed hacking and running with the ball from its laws, splitting the sport from what became rugby football.

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Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_association_football
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
2
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Wikipedia, History of Association Football
Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)

This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
  • Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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