dj_danceraka asked:

im supposed to write a 1 page paper on soccer and i need help i would like to write about it when it first was discovered and how was it made and who invented it

The origin of football / soccer can be found in every corner of geography and history. The Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient Greek, Persian, Viking, and many more played a ball game long before our era. The Chinese played “football”  games date as far back as 3000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks and the Roman used football  games to sharpen warriors for battle. In south and Central America a game called “Tlatchi” once flourished.

But it was in England that soccer / football really begin to take shape. It all started in 1863 in England, when two football association (association football and rugby football) split off on their different course. Therefore, the first Football Association was founded in England.

On October 1963, eleven London clubs and schools sent their representatives to the Freemason’s Tavern. These representatives were intent on clarifying the muddle by establishing a set of fundamental rules, acceptable to all parties, to govern the matches played amongst them. This meeting marked the birth of The Football Association. The eternal dispute concerning shin-kicking, tripping and carrying the ball was discussed thoroughly at this and consecutive meetings until eventually on 8 December the die-hard exponents of the Rugby style took their final leave. They were in the minority anyway. They wanted no part in a game that forbade tripping, shin-kicking and carrying the ball. A stage had been reached where the ideals were no longer compatible. On 8 December 1863, football and rugby finally split. Their separation became totally irreconcilable six years hence when a provision was included in the football rules forbidding any handling of the ball (not only carrying it).

Only eight years after its foundation, The Football Association already had 50 member clubs. The first football competition in the world was started in the same year – the FA Cup, which preceded the League Championship by 17 years.

International matches were being staged in Great Britain before football had hardly been heard of in Europe. The first was played in 1872 and was contested by England and Scotland. This sudden boom of organized football accompanied by staggering crowds of spectators brought with it certain problems with which other countries were not confronted until much later on. Professionalism was one of them. The first moves in this direction came in 1879, when Darwin, a small Lancashire club, twice managed to draw against the supposedly invincible Old Etonians in the FA Cup, before the famous team of London amateurs finally scraped through to win at the third attempt. Two Darwin players, the Scots John Love and Fergus Suter, are reported as being the first players ever to receive remuneration for their football talent. This practice grew rapidly and the Football Association found itself obliged to legalise professionalism as early as 1885. This development predated the formation of any national association outside of Great Britain (namely, in the Netherlands and Denmark) by exactly four years.

After the English Football Association, the next oldest are the Scottish FA (1873), the FA of Wales (1875) and the Irish FA (1880). Strictly speaking, at the time of the first international match, England had no other partner association against which to play. When Scotland played England in Glasgow on 30 November 1872, the Scottish FA did not even exist – it was not founded for another three months. The team England played that day was actually the oldest Scottish club team, Queen’s Park.

The spread of football outside of England, mainly due to the British influence abroad, started slow, but it soon gathered momentum and spread rapidly to all parts of the world. The next countries to form football associations after the Netherlands and Denmark in 1889 were New Zealand (1891), Argentina (1893), Chile (1895), Switzerland, Belgium (1895), Italy (1898), Germany, Uruguay (both in 1900), Hungary (1901) and Finland (1907). When FIFA was founded in Paris in May 1904 it had seven founder members: France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain (represented by the Madrid FC), Sweden and Switzerland. The German Football Federation cabled its intention to join on the same day.

This international football community grew steadily, although it sometimes met with obstacles and setbacks. In 1912, 21 national associations were already affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). By 1925, the number had increased to 36, in 1930 – the year of the first World Cup – it was 41, in 1938, 51 and in 1950, after the interval caused by the Second World War, the number had reached 73. At present, after the 2000 Ordinary FIFA Congress, FIFA has 204 members in every part of the world.

durza_dude asked:

Who invented Soccer? When did soccer begin? What elements of fitness are in soccer?

Please try to try an answer all of these questions. If you know a answer to 1 of the question please post!

jackieboy_p asked:

When was soccer invented.I need to know who invented it and when it was invented

greygrey96 asked:

i have to do a project on some famous athlete for Language Arts and i don’t know the guys name who invented soccer and i need to know by tomorrow!

So, who invented soccer? The popularity of soccer has been steadily rising over the last 3 decades. Throughout America, there are now about 3 million soccer players. This count is only for those who fall in the age group of 5 to 19 years.

England is the birth place of Soccer. Way back in 1800s, it was a game of classes and was played by high society aristocratic English people in their private clubs. However, due to its ease and low cost, it hardly took time to become a common game among the masses. No wonder, today it’s counted amongst the most commonly played game.

The rules of this game were standardized throughout Europe by The London Football Association the London Football Association. This association was founded in 1863. Soon after this, several professional players and team begun to appear on the soccer field. In no time, Soccer was spread in different parts of Europe. Countries like Germany, Spain and France are a just a few to name where the game was taken up in early 20th century. With the growing interest in the sport, the interest in the formal competitions rose too. Soccer was first played in Olympics in 1900 and medals were introduced just eight years after that. For several decades however, the professional players were not allowed in competitions held in the Olympic games.

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The Federation International de Football Association was formed in 1904 and the first world cup international competition was held in 1930. Currently there are about 200 teams seeking admittance in World Cup but currently only 24 are permitted to compete.

The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) was formed in 1913 but it took several years for US to enter into international soccer. For a long time, Americans in general preferred watching American Football, which is a little different form of sport. However, things changed when Pele, one of the greatest soccer players from Brazil joined the New York Cosmos team in 1975. He changed the outlook of Americans towards football. This was unfortunately short-lived as Pele retired just a couple of years later, resulting the dissolution of Soccer League due to lack of support from fans.

Further in 1994, Americans interest in the soccer was rejuvenated when the men’s world cup competition was held in United States. The Major League Soccer (MLS) that was founded in 1993 began its first season in 1996. There were 10 teams with 32 games and more than 3 million fans involved in this whole thing. By 1991, the game was formally extended to women to be played on professional level and the Women’s Soccer world cup was introduced.

I think that answers the question – who invented soccer! Today, Americans interest in soccer has become strong and continues to grow. One will find soccer teams and soccer leagues in almost all American communities. Players of all interests and ages are getting down on the soccer field during spring and fall competitions. No wonder, U.S. Youth Soccer has around 3 million official players on its list.

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