| While it is undisputed that the origins
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| | as 2500 B.C., although not much more is
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| of modern soccer, or football, originated
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| | known asides the fact that it was played
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| in Britain, there is a great deal of
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| | with a ball. The lack of information on
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| evidence that points to this beloved game
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| | the sport and how it was played has
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| as having an older history.Where did the
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| | eliminated it from runnings as the first
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| game of soccer really begin, and how old
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| | evidence of a game similar to
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| is it? To understand how many different
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| | soccer.Greek/Roman Soccer HistoryPerhaps
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| varieties of "soccer" there are, you need
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| | the closest relative to modern soccer are
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| to understand a bit about the older
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| | the games that were formed by the Greeks
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| versions of the game and how they have
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| | during the prime of their culture. They
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| evolved.Below, you will find a list of
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| | had numerous varieties of football style
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| the predominant cultures that had a
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| | games, some of which required hands, some
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| variety of soccer, and learn how each one
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| | of which forbade hands. In the end, after
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| differs from what we play today. And no,
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| | the Roman conquering of Greece, the game
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| they never used anything like Lotto
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| | Harpastum is what modern soccer would be
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| shinguards back then either!Chinese
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| | based from. This game, probably a
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| Soccer HistoryJapanese Soccer
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| | modified version of the Greek's
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| HistoryEgyptian Soccer HistoryGreek/Roman
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| | "Harpaston", which translates roughly to
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| Soccer HistoryBritish Soccer
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| | handball. While grossly misnamed, this
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| HistoryChinese Soccer HistoryTo many,
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| | game is what is considered to be one of
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| this is the oldest version of soccer to
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| | the precursors to modern soccer.British
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| exist. However, there is quite a lot of
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| | Soccer HistoryIn Britain during the 8th
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| controversy of whether or not this is the
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| | century, soccer was created, not as a
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| oldest, or Japan's version is the elder.
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| | recreational sport, but as a war game.
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| The Chinese version of the game,
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| | One of the stories of the original roots
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| originally named "Tsu Chu", involved
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| | of the sport comes from when a Danish
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| players on a field that had to hit a
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| | Prince was beheaded, and his head was
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| leather ball stuffed with fur into a
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| | used as a ball and was kicked around.
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| small hole. Like Soccer, no hands were
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| | Ever since this 'legendary' tale,
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| permitted during the play of the game,
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| | villages and other communities would play
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| and it was considered an honor to be a
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| | a game where they would have to kick a
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| member of a team.The Emperor of the Han
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| | ball to a specific goal. It was a violent
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| Dynasty, when the game was developed, was
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| | game, where injury and death were not
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| an avid player and fan, and spread the
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| | uncommon, but it was popular
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| popularity of this game all over China
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| | nevertheless. In fact, it was so violent,
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| during his reign. This roughly dates back
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| | that in 1331, King Edward the III passed
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| to 300 B.C., although there is
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| | laws to try to stop the playing of the
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| controversy on the subject of dating,
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| | game. It did not work, however, and the
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| which could result in the origins of the
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| | sport continued on.There are even stories
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| game being as far back as 5000 B.C.
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| | of soccer games that involved hundreds
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| Regardless, this version of Soccer is
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| | upon hundreds of players. In these games,
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| extremely old. Despite that, there is
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| | there were many deaths, some resulting in
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| still a version of Tsu Chu played today.
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| | the hundreds. It wasn't until 1815 when
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| While the two games are similar, Tsu Chu
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| | Eton College set up a series of rules for
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| has had no effect on the modern version
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| | the game that it became less violent and
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| of the game, as it was originally
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| | more of a true sport. At this time, other
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| developed and created for play in Great
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| | colleges and universities took up the
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| Britain.Japanese Soccer HistoryKemari,
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| | banner and began to play under similar
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| the Japanese version of "Soccer", is
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| | rules. Later, the rules were evaluated
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| perhaps one of the most different forms
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| | and judged, and the Cambridge rules were
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| of the sport, in comparison to modern
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| | created as a result in 1848. In the
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| soccer. Kemari was a game of "Keep it
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| | Cambridge rules, shin-kicking, carrying
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| up", much like modern hacky sacks,
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| | the ball and tripping were all forbidden.
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| although used with a larger ball that was
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| | Rugby rules allowed these aspects, and
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| stuffed with saw dust. This version
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| | the two varieties of soccer, or football,
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| involves a "pitch", or the field,
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| | split to form their own followings.On
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| designated by the selection of four
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| | October 26, 1863, London schools and
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| trees, the cherry, maple, pine and
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| | sports club sent representatives to the
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| willow. Many great houses in Japan would
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| | Freemason's Tavern, where the Football
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| grow trees to have a permanent pitch, or
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| | Association was formed. Rugby supporters
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| field, established.Kemari was normally
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| | left this association to form the Rugby
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| played with two to twelve players.
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| | Association. This is where the birth of
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| Established in roughly 1004 B.C., it vies
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| | modern soccer began. In 1969, the
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| for position of the oldest game with
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| | Football Association finalized the modern
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| China's Tsu Chu. In fact, China's Tsu Chu
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| | game of soccer by forbidding the use of
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| players and Japan's Kemari players were
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| | hands in the game.The term "Soccer" was
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| the first to have an "International" game
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| | coined when someone was asked if he was a
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| of their versions of Soccer, which is
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| | Rugger, which is a Rugby player. The -er
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| dated to have occurred in roughly 50
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| | signified that the person participated in
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| B.C., although a definite date of 611
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| | a a particular sport. The individual,
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| A.D. is known. Regardless, this game
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| | Charles Wreford Brown, replied with
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| stands with China as a sister sport to
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| | "Soccer!", taking the phrase from
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| Soccer, while it never affected the
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| | Association, SOC, and adding the -er. The
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| modern version of the game.Egyptian
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| | term stuck. While British individuals
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| Soccer HistoryWhile not much is known
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| | still call the game Football, Americans
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| about Egyptian Soccer, or other ball
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| | and other countries call it Soccer,
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| games, it is thought there was a version
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| | especially if they have heavy support in
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| of a type of ball game played by young
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| | American Football present. Ever since the
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| women during the age of Baqet III. On his
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| | foundation of the Association, "Football"
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| tomb, images of this sport were depicted,
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| | has risen in popularity, becoming one of
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| although no one is certain how the game
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| | the best love games in the history of
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| was played or whether or not it truly
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| | Earth. Now, hundreds of thousands play
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| affected the outcome of modern soccer.
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| | the sport, although it lacks the initial
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| Recordings of this game date as far back
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| | violence present at its creation.
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