Three thousand five hundred women in Iran were allowed to attend a soccer match for the first time in 40 years.
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South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.
66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster.
The world's first international soccer match took place.
Wayne Rooney apologized to a 9-year-old fan after accidentally breaking his wrist.