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Three years after the foundation of the Football Association and this article in a leading London evening newspaper is not convinced that the FA can overcome the prejudices that exist in the game. The call is made for a supreme body like the M.C.C (cricket's governing body and lawmakers). 'Football' is in this case still regarded as a singular entity. Sheffield might as well have been on Mars.

 Pall Mall Gazette, November 14th 1866