| oogle_ad_section_start --> | | | | be watching men playing soccer. But later on, soccer |
| The women's soccer history is definitely something | | | | began to be accepted as socially acceptable sport for |
| we would like to know. Women started playing | | | | women. In 1892, it was reported that the first |
| soccer as men did in England . English has been | | | | recorded official game for women was held in |
| considered being the one who invented soccer and | | | | Scotland , and in 1895, England followed. |
| their record of matches between men and women | | | | Nettie Honneyball was the woman in England who |
| as early as the 19th century was very evident. Long | | | | was recorded to have formed the women's football |
| before cup contests and leagues were formed, | | | | league in 1894. It was opposed by most people in |
| women were thought to have played soccer even | | | | the country and the British Football Associations did |
| during ancient times. | | | | not even bother to support them. |
| There were even evidences that soccer was played | | | | One reason that was believed to have raised the |
| by women in China during the Han Dynasty. So, that | | | | rate of the women playing soccer was the population |
| literally means it occurred in 25 - 250CE. The women's | | | | of women working outside their homes. This was |
| soccer history indeed was a very interesting part of | | | | evident especially to those working in heavy |
| the China's legendary fame. | | | | industries. |
| It was also believed that French played the sport as | | | | Some people considered women's soccer as a recent |
| early as the 12th century. At first, it was not that | | | | phenomenon, since it is only in 90's that this sport |
| acceptable since people of early times were used to | | | | gained popularity. |