| Soccer is world's most famous sport and is mainly | | | | of the unruly behavior of players. |
| thought to be invented by British. The game in fact | | | | Some local Australian tribes used to play a game of |
| has been played in different styles throughout | | | | football involving the leading player to kick a ball in to |
| civilized history. | | | | the air for other players to catch. Although this is not |
| The early Japanese played a game similar to soccer | | | | closely related with modern soccer but it can be seen |
| and was also similar to the American style football | | | | that ball sports and games were invented by almost |
| back in 1000 BC. There is not too much information | | | | every society and they are not Chinese or |
| available about this game except that the ball was | | | | Greco-Roman invention. |
| round and large being kicked between two teams | | | | The history of modern soccer is definitely in England. |
| playing in a small field. | | | | The name soccer comes from the word association. |
| A game was developed in China known as ‘cuju', | | | | The Cambridge rules were written in 1848 allowing |
| it had a ball that was filled with feathers and hair and | | | | some most famous schools of England to compete |
| was kicked between two teams required to get the | | | | with each other under common rules. The the |
| ball through a small ring. Cuju was continuously played | | | | Football Association partly used these rules in 1863. |
| for nearly 2000 years and it died in 1600s. | | | | As professional soccer developed with the formation |
| The Chinese version of the game was famous in | | | | of leagues, it provided a competitive playing |
| Korea and Japan. Many historians suggest that soccer | | | | environment which turned soccer into a sport viewed |
| during the renaissance period may have been | | | | by spectators. |
| influenced by Asian games. The Romans also played | | | | Major soccer leagues founded in Brazil, UK, Italy, |
| a type of football that was more exactly described | | | | Germany and other nations encouraged the culture |
| as a cross between rugby and soccer but it had a lot | | | | of clubs and international teams around the world. It |
| of brutality. | | | | is so popular that the World Cup is watched live on |
| In Europe, air filled bags were known probably before | | | | TV by millions of people around the globe. Nowadays, |
| since 100 BC as they were a type of ball used in | | | | national teams play soccer championships and over |
| Roman game called ‘follis'. This was very much | | | | the last fifty years, FIFA World Cup has come to |
| similar to modern rugby than soccer. | | | | dominate as international soccer championship. FIFA |
| During the middle ages in Europe, a type of soccer | | | | World Cup games have achieved great number of |
| was banned in England many times for being public | | | | crowds and also television viewing numbers were in |
| annoyance and dangerous. It was closely linked to a | | | | billions over the duration of the competition. |
| Roman game called harpastum known as mob | | | | The first FIFA Club World Cup was held in 2000 and |
| football. | | | | this event is gaining fame and promoting soccer |
| Soccer hooliganism is globally dealt with in modern | | | | throughout the world. Corinthians of Brazil won the |
| game, it was also felt in England back in 1300s and | | | | first FIFA Club World Cup. |
| 1600s. The game was banned many times because | | | | |