On this day — 26 Oct
2 football memories for 26 Oct 2026 — years ago today.
Football moments that fell on 26 Oct across the years.
163 years ago today
The Football Association (FA) is founded (1863)
At the Freemasons' Tavern in London, representatives of several clubs met to form the Football Association. They established the first standardized Laws of the Game, officially giving birth to modern association football.
46 years ago today
Cristian Chivu born (1980)
The versatile Romanian defender was born. Chivu was a classy operator at the back, starring for Ajax and Roma before joining Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan and winning the historic 2010 treble.
Sources
- FTZ Today Memory calendar — Second tier source