Q
What is the earliest known evidence of organized team football?
Question ID
#7415
Subchapter
Football
Action
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A
Vulgaria by William Herman in 1519 ✔✖
B
The Book of Games by Francis Willughby in about 1660 ✔✖
C
The offside rules codified by English public schools in the late 18th century ✔✖
D
David Wedderburn's Vocabula in 1633 ✔✖
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation
The earliest known evidence of organized team football comes from the Vulgaria by William Herman in 1519, which includes a translation exercise with the phrase "We wyll playe with a ball full of wynde".