Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Origin of Soccer

Although it may be impossible to say precisely when and where the game of football to its origin, history has shown us a glimpse of a game similar to our version of today is played for over 3000 years.

Around BC, 2 or 3, it was demonstrated that the Chinese military under the Han dynasty has played a better game involving kicking a ball in a small network.

A game similar to soccer was played by ancient Greeks and Romans, but the game could include up27 players on one side than the modern game of 11 players in each field.

Football has become one of the most popular sports of the masses because of its popularity as a war game. A game of football that the English called it, was played in the East of England during the 8th century, when the head of a Danish prince donated was used as the ball.

In medieval times, villages and cities were competing in the battles of the game that could last all day. There wasto respect the rules of structured, kicking, biting, gouging and punching the game turned into a virtual battle of survival. These games became so violent that the British authorities have made numerous attempts to get football prohibited.

King Edward III of England in 1331 passed laws to abolish hunting and Queen Elizabeth I passed a law that provides for a prison sentence this week for anyone caught playing soccer.

Despite these efforts, the game of football has become soPeople in England over the centuries has evolved as the most popular sport in his time.

At this stage, the only problem with this sport has been the lack of rules or standards. In 1815, Eton College, a famous English school, has established a set of rules that must be implemented by other schools, colleges and universities.

A standardized version of these rules were subsequently adopted in 1848 by most colleges and universities in England, who were known as CambridgeRules.

Unfortunately, at this stage, there are still two different sets of rules used. Some colleges favored the rules of rugby that helped carry the ball with his hands, stumbling and kicking in the shins. that were contrary to the rules of Cambridge.

In 1863, the Football Association was formed by eleven teams in English football and schools to establish a single set of rules to follow when playing against each other.

Proponents of Rugby Schooloppose the revised rules and the two groups broke out. The Football Association has since changed the rules in 1869, where they have banned the use of hands except the goalkeeper, who has brought the game of football we know today.

The British still called a football game because the ball was played predominantly with the feet, but in the late 18th century, the word "football" was the first time by a student at the University of Oxford under the name of Charles Wreford Brown. TheOxford students have been known to use slang, who added: "er" at the end of words that had deliberately shortened. The rugby game was called "Rugby". Brown shortened the term "association" and added "ER" and the term "football" was born.

The 19th century, the game has evolved to the point where it is today. E 'in the game world that is played by more people than any other sport, and is universally recognized as the most popular game in the history of sport.

World CupHeld every four years to crown a world champion attracts millions of viewers in 32 games played and is watched by billions of fans around the world thanks to modern technology of satellite television.

Popularity of soccer continues to grow with football programs organized for young people to a base of young fans involved at an early age which will fuel its growth in years to come.

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