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As you probably know, which is the most played football, and sport in history television. FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) there are y currently 270 million people active in the game of football. (This is approximately 4% of world population) so why has a great interest for me and men sport? What is the history behind this spectated big event?

Football called “Football Association” is Wikipedia a sport, which has roots on the second and third century goes back. The oldest form is said, was hired in China; a game “Cuju” called. FIFA who governing body of football, officially declared that China is this place of his birth was in 2004.

Over the past discovered the many other forms of sport in other regions of the world as “Harpastum” (novel), “kemari” (Japan) and “Knattleikr.” (Iceland) These games were of course very different from what modern football is everything. Is that football was the different forms a little in the 19th century event is organized by renowned schools in England. It has been improved much in this sport: Thomas Arnold (seat of the school of rugby ‘ have contributed to making first standardized rules of rugby XV.)

You may start the legs below the knee opponents (which a few years later was prohibited), rugby players ball treatment also allowed. After this development football and Rugby to December 1863 divided. The modern game of football in England by establishing the f.a. (Football Association) born in the management of the body of football in England. E. C. Morley is a founding member of the Football Association, where body the importance of a system for football. After establishing the f.a. the “laws of football” has established rules of implementation of the game is played today. 9 January 1864 was played first exhibition match in Battersea Park. In just eight years the f.a had 50 member clubs and grew quickly cause a competition in 1972 arise. Cup of England is the first football in England and as the most prestigious competition. “Wanderer” were the first team the Cup win, Royal Engineers defeated 1-0.

Football slowly popularized to British influence in other countries. It was not until 1889, this wonderful game would embrace others (Netherlands and Denmark). Football starts fast-growing countries; New Zealand (1891), Argentina (1893), Chile, Switzerland, Belgium (1895), Italy (1898), Germany, Uruguay (1900) and the Hungary (1901), fixing your own country football unions.

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris in 1904 caps to rules, and there were seven founding members (France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland). The first international football competition Olympics London on the 1908 with UK Netherlands Denmark from gold, silver and bronze won presented. The emergence of the first World War (1914-1918) and growing during the second World War (1939-1945) published sports curriculum vitae interruption of years after the war. 1950 FIFA was 51 Member States. Creation (the most prestigious soccer) World Cup, FIFA 2008 organised a football competition in the Olympics. 1930 FIFA manage your own tournament in Uruguay. the host country of the first national football team won the Cup that now more than any other professional tournament would be spectated.

Football today is that many growing sport with national teams 208 Additionally recognized by FIFA to compete thousands of clubs in various leagues and tournaments for world domination. Sport is to help many people around the world, Nations and people come together what you hope that your team of road, brings one day cheer your team home a trophy become addicted. The future of football is always a room for improvement and push hope that interest rates in the U.S. and elsewhere. “Fair Play” is the name of the game.

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