lordofthepies
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Association Football, soccer, footer, Fußball, kickballatgoal - call it what you will, it appears that this sport is here to stay. Invented in China but first popularised in the United Kingdom, soccer is now played in over 23 countries worldwide!!
For most of the 19th Century, soccer was mostly played in public schools, but each school had their own set of rules, which led to a tragic incident in the Eton-Winchester schools match in March 1861. The first 17 minutes had passed off quite peacefully, but an argument over the correct way to take a throw-in led to a mass brawl, which sadly resulted in the death of Harrow's young captain Rupert Roland-Roger, 39 hospitalisations and 77 arrests. The following year, the Cambridge rules were launched and these were replaced by the more widely-used FA rules in 1870. Football had finally been codified.
The FA Cup started in 1870 and the first international match (between England and Scotland) took place in the same year. The first league was created in 1887, which was to become known as the 'football league'.
I guess most of you probably know how this sport is played so I won't go in to too much detail about that.
Association Football, soccer, footer, Fußball, kickballatgoal - call it what you will, it appears that this sport is here to stay. Invented in China but first popularised in the United Kingdom, soccer is now played in over 23 countries worldwide!!
For most of the 19th Century, soccer was mostly played in public schools, but each school had their own set of rules, which led to a tragic incident in the Eton-Winchester schools match in March 1861. The first 17 minutes had passed off quite peacefully, but an argument over the correct way to take a throw-in led to a mass brawl, which sadly resulted in the death of Harrow's young captain Rupert Roland-Roger, 39 hospitalisations and 77 arrests. The following year, the Cambridge rules were launched and these were replaced by the more widely-used FA rules in 1870. Football had finally been codified.
The FA Cup started in 1870 and the first international match (between England and Scotland) took place in the same year. The first league was created in 1887, which was to become known as the 'football league'.
I guess most of you probably know how this sport is played so I won't go in to too much detail about that.
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