Let’s Talk About the History of Football

Most likely, no person has not heard of the existence of football. This sport is one of the most famous in the world, considered even the most popular, both for the fact that it is practiced in all corners of the world, but also for the huge industry that underlies it.

Most boys dream of becoming successful players from an early age and enjoy fame through football.

There are many sports clubs on all continents, whose competitions in championships and tournaments hold the hearts of billions of fans. At the same time, due to its appreciation, other areas have developed whose evolution has been a rapid one, such as sports betting.

Nowadays, football attracts most bettors, another proof of the popularity of this sport. However, what many do not know is how football came about, what it looked like in its original form and how the associations and the first professional clubs in the world were formed.

For a true enthusiast, this information will prove to be very interesting, especially to create a complete overview of the "sport-king".

The origins of football

Football is considered a sport with a tradition of about 2000 years, but its original form is quite different from today. Ball games have existed since antiquity, and much evidence of them has been discovered in the history of various civilizations.

FIFA, the International Football Association, recognized China as the country of origin of football, because in the year 200 BC, during the Han dynasty, a part of the Chinese people played a similar sport called Tsuh-Kuh. . At that time, the ball was filled with grass or tow, the winners received prizes, and the losing team was whipped by its fans. The main competition took place on the occasion of the emperor's birthday, and the training was part of the military training.

The name comes from "hitting" - tsuh, and kuh refers to the ball used during the game. The gates were 8 meters high, with 30 cm silk nets, through which the players had to pass the ball with their feet.

How football took shape as it is known today

Football has been a very popular sport in England since the mid-19th century. However, it did not have a clear set of rules, and each team played as it saw fit, which hindered its development and caused conflicts between players.

In 1863, several associations in England decided to meet and establish a set of common rules to be followed by all who wished to play football. They came together under the name of the English Football Association, an organization that still exists today (FA).

Following the meeting, it was decided that the players were no longer allowed to use their hands during matches (except for goalkeepers), among other rules, and this led to a separation between the clubs that agreed and those that opposed. This is how what is now known as "rugby" or "American football" came about.

At that time, to differentiate itself from the game in which the ball could be touched by hand, it was decided on a distinct name, namely, "association football" (after the name of the association).

Later, it was changed to "soccer" (as it is now called in America), but in the twentieth century, a decision was made to abandon the term "association", is considered an inappropriate expression. for this sport. Thus, the official name has remained "football", from then until today.

Also during this period, the first football clubs with a professional organization appeared, of course, on the territory of England, which still exists today. These include Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Nottingham Forest F.C., Brigg Town F.C., Stoke City F.C., Notts County F.C., Hallam F.C., and Sheffield F.C., the oldest club in the world.

The simple rules, the cheap and reduced sports equipment, the challenges encountered on the field are some of the reasons why football has become so popular worldwide. Over 250 million people play football regularly, and the number of those who watch the competitions and are interested in the evolution of the "king of sports" is even higher!