Soccer History and Information

                 Soccer History and Information

 Soccer history: The origin of football/soccer can be found in every corner of geography and history. The Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient   Greek, Persian, Viking and many more played a ball game long before our era. The Chinese played “football” games dates as far back as 3000 years ago. The Roman used football games to sharpen warriors for battle. In south and central America a game called  “Tlatchi”  once flourished .

But it was in England that soccer/football really begin to take shape. It all started in 1863 in England, when two association (association football and rugby football) split off on their different course. Therefore, the first football association was founded in England.

On October 1963, eleven London clubs and schools send their representatives to the Freemason’s Tavern. These representatives were intend on clarifying the muddle by establishing a set of fundamental rules, accept able to all parties, to govern the matches played amongst them. This meeting marked the birth of Football Association. The eternal dispute  concerning shin-kicking, tripping and carrying the ball was discussed thoroughly at this and consecutive meeting until eventually on 8 December the die-hard exponent of the Rugby style took their final leave. They were in the minority anyway. They wanted no part in a game that forbade tripping, shin-kicking and carrying the ball. A stage had been reached where the ideals were no longer compatible. On 8 December 1863, football and rugby finally split. Their separations became totally irreconcilable six years hence when a provision was included in the football rules forbidden any handling of the ball (not only carrying it.)