The creation and evolution of soccer has had a tremendously popular effect in England. So many people in England and all over the world go crazy for soccer and some have a strong passion for the sport. From multi-million dollar professional player contracts in globally recognized leagues to some of the worlds most controversial and debated athletic rivalries, soccer or also known as association football, has created a massive and loyal fan base. Soccer is the overall result of thousands of years athletic evolution with its roots being traced back to ancient global civilizations.
Practically, it’s impossible to trace back the origin of soccer back to just one beginning. The earliest records of a game involving “kicking a ball” and attempting to “kick it” through a small net with an opposition trying to stop the attack come from as far back as 3rd Century BC China. The Japanese, Italians, Persians, and Vikings, and many more played a ball game long before today. The Ancient Greeks and Romans played games similar to soccer that were used to sharpen warriors’ skills and coordination for battle. However, it is accepted that the birthplace of the sport most known as modern day soccer is England. Through the course of about 10 centuries, soccer began to transform into a sport with regional games between England and Scotland. The first versions of these regional games were played over large areas of the countryside by hundreds of people from two villages. They were often referred to as “mob football” with regular laws being suspended during these games and the “mob” would manhandle the ball with kicking, punching, biting, and many forms of violence being allowed. The game was then banned by law in England in 1331 due to the outright damage it had caused. The people’s passion for the game drove them to continue to play even though the government continued its attempts to suppress the game, so it remained a violent game with no rules or organization.
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