The following are the association football events of the year 1997 throughout the world. January 1 – Manager Leo Beenhakker is named technical director...

Association football, commonly known as football, or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet...

history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back at least to medieval times. Some predecessors of football may date...

The Football Association (known by its abbreviation The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey...

internationale de football association (French for 'International Federation of Association Football'; abbreviated as FIFA and pronounced in English as /ˈfiːfə/...

Hosts 1997 Tournoi de France "FIFA Confederations Cup Saudi Arabia 1997 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)...

in men's association football, also known as soccer, throughout the world. There are a number of openly LGBT+ players in women's association football...

The 1997 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 2 December 1997 between Borussia Dortmund, winners of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions...

Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium. Teams from the Football League Second and Third Division entered in this round, and four non-league teams, Woking, Dagenham...

The Laws of the Game are the codified rules of association football. The laws mention the number of players a team should have, the game length, the size...