Have you ever heard the saying, “have you ever wanted something so much it hurt”? Pushing yourself until you feel the breaking point; your legs are so sore, it feels like you can’t take another stride. You’re so out of breath from chasing the ball around and around. Also, you’re so beaten down from last night's practice, in your mind your thinking “mmm a good and nice long nap would be very appreciated now.” Countless hours and hours spent on the same old drills. Running, kicking, and jumping day after day gets your body into an unchangeable and unthinkable task. Just stepping on the field in a big game or practicing in the backyard. No difference, Soccer, thats the sport. Whether people overseas call it Football or us Americans call it soccer. Soccer has became a worldwide masterpiece; it started out as just kicking a ball in around in a square to competing against the world’s best teams through a competition called the world cup. …show more content…
The first recorded existence of the game dated back to the years before Christ in China. The Chinese called the game Cuju in the second and third BC. The game of Cuju was played with a ball in a square. Back in history a game called calcio which is close to the concept of soccer. The game of calico was played by kicking the ball and by using the fists to punch the ball. As a result of this town wide sport, the game suddenly took a drastic turn. The game led to many deaths. Another time where the game of soccer was recorded and played was in the ancient greek time. It was written that the soccer ball was made from shreds of leather filled with hair. The first ball known to be filled up with air was in the 7th