England national football team England national football team The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is one of the two oldest national teams in football, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and their headquarters are at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. The team's manager is Gareth Southgate. Although part of the United Kingdom, England's representative side plays in major professional tournaments, but not the Olympic Games. Since first entering the
Russian Empire national football team Russian Empire national football team The Russian Empire national football team was the association football team representing the Russian Empire from 1910 to 1914. The Russian Empire played its first unofficial international in October 1910 against Bohemia national team, a 5-4 win. The All-Russian Football Union was founded in January 1912 and it was admitted to FIFA in the same year. The first official international for Russian Empire was the second round match against Finland national team at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The development of league football in Russia was stopped by the outbreak of First World War