Front:
KIMORE
JUN
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1992 Olympics Q 233
1992
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SOCCER
First Day of Issue: June 11, 1992
First Issue Location: Baltimore, Maryland
During spring and summer, grassy fields and stadiums
belong to soccer players. Exuberant fans clamor wildly as
their favorite teams skillfully maneuver the ball into the
opposing team's goal. While the objective appears rela-
tively easy to achieve, team members must not use their
hands or arms to score. Only the goalkeeper may handle
the ball. Therein lies the difficulty of this boisterous game.
Born in England during the early 1800s, soccer — or
association football as it is also called — was originally a
game for schoolboys. In 1843 individuals from Cam-
bridge University attempted to compile a set of uniform
rules, but not until the creation of the Football Association
in 1863 were regulations standardized. The sport was an
instant success in Europe, South America and the United
States, and in 1904 the Fédération Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA) organized as the governing
body of international amateur soccer. Soccer made its
Olympic debut at the 1900 Summer Games in Paris, with
the gold medal going to Great Britain.
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First Day of Issue Postcard Collection
©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001
Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Tom McNeely
Heetwood
