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As you probably know is that playing football, watched television and sports in the history of mankind. According to FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) There are currently 270 million people who are actively involved in the world of football. (The approximately 4% of world population) are why this sport has proved such a great interest For me and people alike? What is the history behind this widely spectated event?
Football, as the "Football Association" in Wikipedia is called, is a sport that has roots dating back to 2nd and 3 Century. The earliest form to have originated in China, a game called "cuju". FIFA The governing body of football, officially declared that China was the cradle of his game in 2004.
In recent decades, many other forms of sport have been in other Regions of the world, such as "spotted Harpastum" (novel), "Kemari" (Japan), and "Knattleikr. (Iceland) These games were of course quite different from what is modern football. It was not until 19 Century, the various forms of football was something an organized event mostly played by renowned Public schools in England. There was much improvement over the course of the sport, when Thomas Arnold (Head of Rugby School, helped to establish the first standardized rules of rugby.
In rugby, the players they let their opponent's legs below the knee kick (which in the later years was forbidden), dealing with The ball was also allowed. Following this development, soccer and rugby split in December 1863. The modern game of football was in England with the establishment of the FA (Football Association) born, which is the governing body of football in England. Ebenezer Cobb Morley was one of the founding members of the Football Association in which he emphasized the importance of a management committee for football. After the FA was found, he put the "laws of football" that the rules will be played today implemented. On 9 January 1864 was the first Exhibition football game was played at Battersea Park in just eight years, the FA 50 member clubs and quickly grew enabling competition created in 1972. The FA Cup is the first football competition in England and regarded as the most prestigious one. The "Wanderers" were the first team to win the trophy, beating the Royal Engineers '1 -0.
Football influencing popular slow in other countries with the help of the British. It was not until 1889, in other countries (Netherlands and Denmark) would embrace this wonderful game. Football started growing rapidly with the following countries, New Zealand (1891), Argentina (1893), Chile, Switzerland, Belgium (1895), Italy (1898), Germany, Uruguay (1900) and Hungary (1901) the adoption of national football associations of their own.
In 1904,) FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association founded in Paris in order to regulate international meetings and there were seven founding members (France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland). The first international soccer competition was at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom introduced win gold, silver and bronze Denmark Netherlands. The emergence of the First World War (1914-1918) and the Second World War (1939-1945) brought the growing sport to a halt years after the resumption of the war. By 1950, FIFA had 51 member countries. Before the founding of the World Cup (the most prestigious soccer competition), FIFA organized a football competition in the Summer Olympics. In 1930, FIFA would manage their own tournament in Uruguay, the host nation as the first football team, the cup, having won, would spectated than any other professional tournament today.
Football is now a lot of growing sport with 208 national teams recognized by FIFA, in addition There are thousands of club teams compete with each other in various leagues and tournaments for global dominance. The sport has an addiction for many people around the World to come together to help nations and people as they cheer on their team away hoping one day their team bring home a trophy. The future of football always room for improvement, and hopefully the interest will grow in the U.S. and elsewhere. "Fair Play" is the name of the game.
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