| Although it may be impossible to
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| | Cambridge Rules.Unfortunately, at this
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| accurately state when and where the game
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| | point, there were still two different
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| of soccer originated, history has shown
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| | sets of rules being used. Some colleges
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| us glimpses of a game similar to our
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| | favored the Rugby Rules which allowed
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| present day version being played for over
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| | carrying the ball with your hands,
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| 3000 years.Around the 2nd or 3rd Century
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| | tripping and kicking to the shins. which
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| BC, it was documented that the Chinese
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| | were contrary to the Cambridge Rules.In
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| military during the Han Dynasty played a
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| | 1863, The Football Association was
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| game involving kicking a ball into a
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| | created by eleven English soccer clubs
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| small net.A game similar to soccer was
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| | and schools to establish a single set of
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| played by the ancient Greeks and Romans
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| | rules to be enforced when they played
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| but their game could include up to 27
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| | against each other.The supporters of the
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| players on a side compared to the modern
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| | Rugby School rules objected to the
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| day game of 11 players to a side.Soccer
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| | changes and the two groups split apart.
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| became one of the most popular sports of
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| | The Football Association later changed
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| the masses due to its popularity as a war
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| | the rules in 1869 where they forbade the
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| game. A game of "football" which the
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| | use of hands, except by the goalie, which
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| British called it, was played in the east
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| | led us to the game of soccer as we know
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| of England during the 8th Century where
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| | it today.The English still called it a
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| the head of a defeated Danish Prince was
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| | game of "football" because the ball was
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| used as the ball.During medieval times,
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| | played primarily with the feet but in the
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| villages and towns were pitted against
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| | late 18th Century, the word, "soccer",
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| each other in game battles that could
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| | was first used by a student of Oxford
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| take all day. There were no structured
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| | University by the name of Charles Wreford
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| rules to abide by and kicking, biting,
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| | Brown. The students at Oxford were known
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| gouging and punching turned the game into
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| | for using slang where they added "er" to
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| a virtual battle of survival. These
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| | the end of words that they intentionally
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| matches became so violent that the
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| | shortened. The game of Rugby was called
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| English authorities made many attempts to
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| | "rugger". Brown shortened the word
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| have soccer banned.King Edward III from
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| | "association" and added "er" and the term
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| England passed laws in 1331 to abolish
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| | "soccer" was born.Since the 19th Century
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| the game and Queen Elizabeth I had a law
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| | the game has evolved to where it is
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| passed that provided a one week jail
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| | today. It is the World's Game that is
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| sentence for anyone caught playing
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| | played by more people than any other
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| soccer.Despite these efforts, the game of
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| | sport and is universally recognized as
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| soccer became so popular in England over
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| | the most popular game in sports
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| the next few centuries that it evolved as
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| | history.The World Cup which is held every
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| the most popular sport of its time.At
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| | four years to crown a World Champion
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| this point, the only shortcoming of the
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| | draws millions of spectators to the 32
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| sport was its lack of rules or standards.
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| | games played and is watched by billions
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| In 1815, Eton College, a famous English
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| | of fans from around the globe thanks to
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| school, established a set of rules to be
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| | modern day satellite television
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| implemented by other schools, colleges
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| | technology.The popularity of soccer
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| and universities.A standardized version
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| | continues to grow as organized youth
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| of these rules were later adopted in 1848
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| | soccer programs are getting a young fan
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| by most of England's colleges and
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| | base involved at an early age which will
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| universities that were known as the
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| | fuel its growth for years to come.
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