After 1872 is when soccer started gaining popularity outside of England. The very first international match ever played was in Glasgow between England and Scotland on November 30th, 1972. At the time of the international friendly, the Scottish FA didn’t exist, so it was England versus the oldest club in Scotland named Queen’s Park. Three months after the first international match, the Scottish FA was founded in 1873. Whales FA soon followed in 1875, and later the Irish FA in 1880. With this large increase in interest, soccer came the issue of professionalism. There was a big argument about whether players should be able to be paid for the work they are doing. One side of the argument said they should, while the other side preferred to maintain
