“Early evidence of soccer being played as a sport finds occurrence in China during the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC.” according to www.historyofsoccer.info It’s a very interesting fact , i didn’t know that soccer originated in China. Did you?
Did you know that many people can safely say that soccer has been played for at least 3,000 years? I didn’t. I wasn’t expecting it to be that long that soccer has been played.
When soccer first originated there weren’t many rules about the sport but, as it developed many rules were set.
Many of the best players known in history have been from Brazil.
“Some facts point to Kyoto and Japan where kicking of a ball was a popular sport. “ is written in www.historyofsoccer.info So ,it all started in asian countries, and now a
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When soccer first originated, there was a similar sport where you would only use your head to play, now a day you don’t hear about this sport at all. Which is interesting because it seems like a very fun sport, just another version of soccer.
Another name for soccer is “futbol” which, is a latin word.
In an article written by http://www.topendsports.com I read that “ The first soccer club formed anywhere outside of England was the Oneida Football Club , Boston USA.” The reason this is a big deal is because, soccer had been banned from England in 1424 but, became legal again in 1605.
“The game became so popular because it was used by military leaders as a competitive sport to keep soldiers physically fit.” ( written by www.football-bible.com ) Soccer is a very physically challenging sport, so I understand why it was used to keep the soldiers fit. All the professional players now a days have to be VERY physically fit.
The first soccer nets were actually wicker