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Let's Learn The History Of Soccer

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Everyone's favorite sport �C soccer! Traces its origins way back to medieval times when the first known soccer match was played in Japan, as early as 1004 B.C. The game was popular across the globe long before it assumed its modern day incarnation. The Chinese played a game called ��tsu chu' where the method of scoring entailed kicking animal skins into a net stretched between two poles.
Even the ancient civilizations of Rome and Greece played a version of soccer which involved carrying and kicking a ball. These games were played to entertain spectators seated in huge amphitheatres and were usually quite frenzied.
According to medieval folklore villages engaged in a primitive version of the game where players would kick a skull into the town square of a nearby village. The opposing village would then retaliate by attempting to kick the skull back into the other villages' square. Gradually the skulls were replaced by balls made of pig's bladders and a final leather prototype was conceived.This gave players the liberty to use special techniques and implement ideas to win a game.
Despite the alacrity and enthusiasm of the public, the game was rebuked by monarchs such as King Edward who passed a legislation prohibiting anyone from playing the game during his tenure. According to him, the game was vulgar and indecent and dissuaded people from engaging in more noble pursuits such as archery.
It was in the year 1855 that the first modern version of the football was invented. Made out of vulcanized rubber this prototype revolutionized the game. Soccer increased in its popularity and flourished throughout the globe, especially in England where it was known as football.
The modern day version of soccer as we know it today was established in 1930 when FIFA organized its first World Cup. Today soccer has gained an enormous fan following the world over with fans pledging their allegiance to their favorite teams and players. From a humble ball fashioned out of animal skin to its more cutting edge PVC avatar soccer has come a long way transcending nations and cultures across the globe to emerge as the world's most loved sport.

 
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