SOCCER

History Of Soccer
Soccer in Ancient Times
 During this time, the Greeks,
Egyptians, and Chinese all appear to
have partaken in games involving a
ball and feet.
 Most of these games included the use of
hands, feet, and even sticks to control a ball. The
Roman game of Harpastum was a possession-
based ball game in which each side would
attempt to retain possession of a small ball for as
long as possible. The Ancient Greeks competed in
a similar game entitled Episkyros.
 The most relevant of these ancient games to
our modern day "Association Football" is the
Chinese game of Tsu'Chu (Tsu-Chu or Cuju,
meaning "kicking the ball"). Records of the game
began during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–220
A.D.) and it may have been a training exercise
for soldiers.
Tsu'Chu
• Involved kicking a small leather ball into a net
strung between two bamboo poles. The use of
hands was not permitted, but a player could use
his feet and other parts of his body. The main
difference between Tsu'Chu and soccer was the
height of the goal, which hung about 30 feet
from the ground.
 From the introduction of Tsu'Chu onwards,
soccer-like games spread throughout the world.
Many cultures had activities that centered on the
use of their feet, including Japan's Kemari which is
still played today. The Native Americans had
Pahsaherman, the Indigenous Australians played
Marn Grook, and the Moari’s had Ki-o-rahi, to
name a few.
Britain is the Home of Soccer
 Soccer began to evolve in modern
Europe from the medieval period
onwards. Somewhere around the 9th
century, entire towns in England would
kick a pig’s bladder from one
landmark to another. The game was
often seen as a nuisance and was even
banned during some periods of
Britain’s history.
 Various forms of what is now known
as "folk football" were played. Some of the
British games pitted two massive and rather
mob-like teams against one another. These
could stretch from one end of a town to the
other, with both teams trying to get the ball
into their opponent's goal.
Versions of folk football were also
played in Germany, Italy, France, and other
European countries.
The Emergence of Modern Soccer
 The codification of soccer began in
the public schools of Britain at the
beginning of the 19th century. Within
the private school system "football" was
a game in which the hands were used
during periods of play and grappling
allowed, but otherwise, the modern
shape of soccer was being formed.
 Two barless goals were placed at each
end, goalkeepers and tactics were
introduced, and high tackles outlawed.
Yet, the rules varied greatly: some
resembled the play of rugby, while
others preferred kicking and dribbling.
Space restraints did cool the game down
from its violent origins, however.
 The rules and regulations continued to evolve in Britain
and by the 1800s dedicated soccer clubs at schools began to
emerge. Again, even in its semi-organized form, the rules
stretched from rugby to modern soccer. Players often tripped
each other and kicking an opponent in the shins was only
frowned upon when he was being held.

Over the years, schools began playing matches against

one another. During this time players were still allowed to
use their hands and were only permitted to pass the ball
backward, as in rugby.
 In 1848, the "Cambridge Rules" were
established at Cambridge University.
While this allowed students to move up
in the ranks as they graduated and adult
football clubs became more common,
players could continue to handle the
ball. There was still quite some way to
go in producing the modern game of
soccer we see today.
The Creation of Football Association
 The word soccer was derived
from an abbreviation from the word
association. The -er suffix was
popular slang at the Rugby School
and Oxford University and used for
all sorts of nouns the young men
shortened. The association came from
the formation of the Football
Association (FA) on October 26,
 During this meeting, the FA attempted to
bring together the different codes and systems
used across Britain to form one accepted set of
soccer rules. Carrying the ball was banned, as
were the practices of shin-kicking and tripping.
This led to the departure of the Blackheath club
who preferred the rougher rugby style of play.
Eleven clubs remained and the rules were
agreed upon. However, even in the 1870s, a
number of regions in Britain continued to play by
their own rules.
Soccer Goes Pro
 Over the years, more clubs joined the FA
until the number reached 128 by 1887. The
country finally had a nearly uniform rule
structure in place.

In 1872, the first Football Association

Cup was played. Other divisions were formed,
including the Football League in 1888 in the
north and midlands of the country, and the first
championship league games were played.
 According to FA rules, players must
remain amateurs and not receive pay. This
became an issue in the 1870s when a few clubs
charged admission to spectators. Players were
obviously not happy and demanded
compensation for their training and game time.
As the popularity of the sport grew, so did
spectators and revenue. Eventually, clubs
decided to begin paying and soccer turned into
a professional sport.
Soccer Spreads Worldwide
 It did not take long for other European
countries to adopt the British love for
soccer. Leagues began popping up
throughout the world: the Netherlands and
Denmark in 1889, Argentina in 1893, Chile
in 1895, Switzerland and Belgium in 1895,
Italy in 1898, Germany and Uruguay in
1900, Hungary in 1901, and Finland in
1907. It was not until 1903 that France
formed their league, even though they had
adopted the British sport long before.
 The International Federation of
Association Football (FIFA) was
formed in Paris in 1904 with seven
1904 members. This included Belgium,
Denmark, France, the Netherlands,
Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Germany announced its intention to
join the same day.
 In 1930, the first-ever FIFA World
Cup was held in Uruguay. There were
41 members of FIFA at the time and it
1930 has remained the pinnacle of the soccer
world ever since. Today it boasts over
200 members and the World Cup is one
of the biggest events of the year.
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