FOOTBALL: THE HISTORY

                                FOOTBALL 

A team game in which a team of 11 players using any parts of their body except their hands to maneuver the ball into the opposing team's goal. 

HISTORY 

The modern Football game in its current form arose in England around the 19th century. Though football dates way back.

Early findings shows that football was practiced in China where it was played with a round ball in a square it then spreaded to Japan,  this dated back to 2nd and 3rd century and was called CUJU.

Football then spreaded to Greece and ancient Rome "CALCIO" where the game was practiced more vicious (included hitting the ball with fists). It later spreaded to England. 

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In England around the 12th century football was mostly practiced in meadows and roads but still was rough and violent. The game was played in large areas with plenty number of people.

In the 17th century football was established in public schools in England, several meetings were held trying to attempt making the game less vicious as it had no difference to RUGBY. 

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In 1848 attempt to create proper rules was done in a meeting in Cambridge regarding the game, it resulted to  two games "The running game and The dribbling game". Though still variations such as number of players,  length of the game and size of the ball still existed.

The First Football Association was formed and in its meeting in 1863 it made it decisions that carrying the ball wasn't allowed and standardization of the size and weight of the ball. This resulted to formation of association football and RUGBY.

However ,the game would continue to develop as it had much flexibility concerning its rules, such as number of players and uniforms to distinguish  between the two sides also players still wore caps.

Another difference arose in the playing style,  The English playing style was more of going forward to score while Scots playing style was more of passing the ball between mates.

At the time the sport was still an entertainment for the British working class , played by most boys and men in the region.