History of Football

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Football or soccer whichever you call it has a long history.

The football that you know today became popular in the mid 19th century. but did you know that it took thousand of years for football to evolve and become the football we all know today.

The earliest traits of football we know about is from 3000 B.C. which was played by Meso American cultures which where found in Central Mexico up to Northern costa rica.

The first know game that involves a ball was made out of rock and the rock symbolyse’s the sun. Then the captain of the losing team would be sacrifised to the Gods.

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Fast forward to the 3rd cenctury where the Chinese people played the first game to involve in kicking a ball in a square area which was about 50 Meters squared which is called Cuju. Cuju later on was also spread across japan.

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When football started to make its form

So football made its form in the 12th century in England, It was played on streets on meadows but this game also included punches which yes was very violent. why we people play football all around the world is because foreingners who came for trade took this game back with them and other little towns started playing it aswell. And an equivalent game such as football was played in Florence Italy in the 16th century called Calcio which translates to football in modern English.

The violence of this game would cause serious injuries and sometimes even death so the game was banned for several centuries. But people stilled played a game like football in the streets of London until that was banned in 1835. But don’t worry because by 1835 lots of colleges and school had already started playing football.

From then on some things changed such as clothing, safety and rules. The clothing changed in a that they wore a special type of shoe to play football and the keeper wore gloves and you had a football kit. By safety I mean that you are not allowed to physically hit the opposing team and by rules I meant you are not allowed to pick up the ball unless you are a goalie and many more.

At last we must be thankful to the people who created the best sport on earth called Football.