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The FA don't half get some stick for the way they run the game, and more often than not it's deserved. But thank heavens for the chaps at the top of English football, for over 140 years ago today they got together to invent a set of rules for the game we know and occasionally love. It's just a shame nobody abides by them...
October 26
1863: The FA hold their very first meeting to define football's basic laws and rules. Up until this meeting, Sheffield FC had been playing a version of the game that ignored fouls, offsides, and awarded a free kick to any player who managed to catch the ball.
1996: Southampton enforce their reputation as everyone's bogey side as they shock Manchester United 6-3 at the Dell, with, guess who, Matt Le Tissier scoring a beautiful chip over Peter Schmeichel.
October 27
1957: Future Spurs maestro and England manager, Glenn Hoddle, is born in Hayes, Middlesex.
October 28
2003: Arsenal draw 1-1 with Rotherham in the League Cup third round. It's an unremarkable game, but the Highbury crowd witness Arsenal's youngest ever player, debutant Cesc Fabregas, at the age of 16 years and 177 days. Gael Clichy also makes his first Arsenal appearance.
October 29
2004: Adrian Mutu is sacked by Chelsea after he fails a drugs test.
October 30
1997: Boca Juniors' Maradona calls time on his playing career, five days after playing his last game. It also happens to be his 37th birthday.
October 31
2007: The FA announce their intention to bid for the 2018 World Cup
Published: 26 Oct 2009 - Tags: Adrian Mutu , Cesc Fabregas , Maradona
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