History of Football
To begin to tell the story of football and track the origin of this sport should be traced back to ancient civilizations and empires, which found diverse background of ball games with similar characteristics.
Thus, according to some theories, the history of football could begin in the ancient Egypt, as during the third century BC provided a ball game as part of a fertility rite, which was practiced something similar to handball.
But in China had already invented a leather ball century before, when Fu-Hi, inventor and one of the five great rulers of China from ancient times, created a massive root ball together several hard as bristles at coating that rawhide, this was born the leather ball, which was played just to pass from hand to hand.
This ball was subsequently adopted in the popular games of its neighbors India and Persia.
Moreover, in the ancient pre-Hispanic civilizations also known games more similar to what is known today as soccer.
For example, the Aztecs practiced tlachtli, a cross between tennis, soccer and basketball, which prohibited the use of hands and feet and the captain of the defeated team was slaughtered.
The history of football continue in classical Greece, where even Homer came to refer to a ball game, which was called 'esfaira' or 'esferomagia' because of the area made of ox bladder which was used in it.
From there went to the Roman Empire, they used in their game 'Harpastum' spherical element called a 'stack' or 'Pilotta' which evolved into the word 'ball' used today.
During the Middle Ages was quite famous among different cultures and gentlemen, among other stories it is said that Richard the Lionheart came to propose to the Muslim leader Saladin, who settle their differences over the ownership of Jerusalem with a match ball.
The Romans brought to Britain their ball game.
During the Middle Ages, the history of football had big ups and downs and was banned for its violent later be adapted and used as a national sport in the British Isles.
In the early nineteenth century began to practice 'dribbling-game' in public schools and then went on to major universities (Oxford, Cambridge) where he wrote the first rules (Rules of the First Cambridge appeared in 1848) and 1863 was founded the Football Association, called the emerging 'modern game' or 'Football Association' and separating the rugby game today.
The separation between the rugby and football or soccer at the University of British came to Rugby, where he began to play a sport that allowed catch the ball with their hands and run with it.
The name 'Football' derives from the word 'football', which means' foot 'and' ball ', which is also known as' football' in different Spanish-speaking regions, especially
Central America and United States. In the British zone is also known as' soccer ', which is an abbreviation of' Association 'which refers to the English Football Association said.
The use of one term or another depended on the status of social class in which they practiced, the upper classes and playing 'soccer' in private schools while the working class playing 'football' in public schools.
The football was very popular in the islands and extended thanks to the British workers who go abroad with large financial and mining companies.
Also export the name of sport, called "Fußball" in Germany, 'voetbal' in Holland, 'fotbal' in Scandinavia, 'football' in Portugal, or 'soccer' in Spain, for example. It soon emerged teams throughout Europe, Le Havre Athletic Club in France (1872) and Genoa in Italy (1893).
In Spain started to play football was in the area of the Rio Tinto mines (Huelva).
Thus was born the first Spanish team, the Huelva Recreation Club "in 1889, made up exclusively of foreign players, then founded the Palamós, the Eagles, the Athletic de Bilbao and F. C. Barcelona.
In 1902 was played the first official competition, the Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII, in which the Biscay to beat Barcelona 2-1 in the final.
Already in the twentieth century, the May 21 of 1904 establishing the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) for the first time sets global rules.
Competitions
As for the competitions worldwide, the tournament is the most important World Cup, in which national teams are concerned.
As for clubs, it may still be considered as the most important tournament Intercontinental Cup, which faces the European champion and the champion of South America.
However, the creation of the World Club Championship World Cup, the Mundialito would could be deemed as the most important, since which the best teams from each continental federation.
However, only takes a disputed issue, and the second had to be suspended, so the consolidation is far from done.
Disappeared in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup.
To begin to tell the story of football and track the origin of this sport should be traced back to ancient civilizations and empires, which found diverse background of ball games with similar characteristics.
Thus, according to some theories, the history of football could begin in the ancient Egypt, as during the third century BC provided a ball game as part of a fertility rite, which was practiced something similar to handball.
But in China had already invented a leather ball century before, when Fu-Hi, inventor and one of the five great rulers of China from ancient times, created a massive root ball together several hard as bristles at coating that rawhide, this was born the leather ball, which was played just to pass from hand to hand.
This ball was subsequently adopted in the popular games of its neighbors India and Persia.
Moreover, in the ancient pre-Hispanic civilizations also known games more similar to what is known today as soccer.
For example, the Aztecs practiced tlachtli, a cross between tennis, soccer and basketball, which prohibited the use of hands and feet and the captain of the defeated team was slaughtered.
The history of football continue in classical Greece, where even Homer came to refer to a ball game, which was called 'esfaira' or 'esferomagia' because of the area made of ox bladder which was used in it.
From there went to the Roman Empire, they used in their game 'Harpastum' spherical element called a 'stack' or 'Pilotta' which evolved into the word 'ball' used today.
During the Middle Ages was quite famous among different cultures and gentlemen, among other stories it is said that Richard the Lionheart came to propose to the Muslim leader Saladin, who settle their differences over the ownership of Jerusalem with a match ball.
The Romans brought to Britain their ball game.
During the Middle Ages, the history of football had big ups and downs and was banned for its violent later be adapted and used as a national sport in the British Isles.
In the early nineteenth century began to practice 'dribbling-game' in public schools and then went on to major universities (Oxford, Cambridge) where he wrote the first rules (Rules of the First Cambridge appeared in 1848) and 1863 was founded the Football Association, called the emerging 'modern game' or 'Football Association' and separating the rugby game today.
The separation between the rugby and football or soccer at the University of British came to Rugby, where he began to play a sport that allowed catch the ball with their hands and run with it.
The name 'Football' derives from the word 'football', which means' foot 'and' ball ', which is also known as' football' in different Spanish-speaking regions, especially
Central America and United States. In the British zone is also known as' soccer ', which is an abbreviation of' Association 'which refers to the English Football Association said.
The use of one term or another depended on the status of social class in which they practiced, the upper classes and playing 'soccer' in private schools while the working class playing 'football' in public schools.
The football was very popular in the islands and extended thanks to the British workers who go abroad with large financial and mining companies.
Also export the name of sport, called "Fußball" in Germany, 'voetbal' in Holland, 'fotbal' in Scandinavia, 'football' in Portugal, or 'soccer' in Spain, for example. It soon emerged teams throughout Europe, Le Havre Athletic Club in France (1872) and Genoa in Italy (1893).
In Spain started to play football was in the area of the Rio Tinto mines (Huelva).
Thus was born the first Spanish team, the Huelva Recreation Club "in 1889, made up exclusively of foreign players, then founded the Palamós, the Eagles, the Athletic de Bilbao and F. C. Barcelona.
In 1902 was played the first official competition, the Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII, in which the Biscay to beat Barcelona 2-1 in the final.
Already in the twentieth century, the May 21 of 1904 establishing the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) for the first time sets global rules.
Competitions
As for the competitions worldwide, the tournament is the most important World Cup, in which national teams are concerned.
As for clubs, it may still be considered as the most important tournament Intercontinental Cup, which faces the European champion and the champion of South America.
However, the creation of the World Club Championship World Cup, the Mundialito would could be deemed as the most important, since which the best teams from each continental federation.
However, only takes a disputed issue, and the second had to be suspended, so the consolidation is far from done.
Disappeared in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup.
1 comment:
There are some really stories about the very earliy football matches in Cambridg England.
One, so the story goes, involved a match between town (normal folks) and gown (cambridge university).
Anwyay, the sherif of Chesterton (town) decided to beat up the (gown) football team before the match.
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