History Of Soccer Research Paper

Zane Merreighn

Mrs. Leach

English 224

20 February 2015

History of Soccer

The History of Soccer also known as futbol in other places around the world has changed since the beginning of time. Some say soccer originated during the 19th century in ancient China and Egypt, while others say it originated in England around the year 1000. In England, they would play teams of half of a village against the other half of the village. The main objective of the game is to kick the ball in the other teams goal, the teams use teamwork to win the game. During the beginning time of soccer some people used pig bladders, while others used a skull of the enemy. Due to its storied history, its ever evolving rules, and its development of the big leagues, soccer

There were different rules for every town. Some towns did not allow players to carry the ball down the field, but others did, "They played the games on the streets and turned towns into giant pitche."(“Who Invented Soccer” 23) By the 1880’s players were being paid in money to play on teams and in leagues. Around the same time, soccer started to spread throughout the world as a professional sport; in other countries they started leagues and recruited players by paying them money to play. While all of this was happening, in 1862 there came the first attempt to make a set of unified rules. The following year the Football Association had their first meeting. This group still exists today, the over results put rules in effect such as there was no carrying the ball, no kicking, or biting,"Players were allowed to go on playing as long as their actions do not lead to manslaughter."(“Who Invented Soccer”

This led to more teams to be made in the professional leagues and new players on teams. This led one of the best players known today to start playing soccer; this player’s name was Pele. He started playing professionally in 1956 and played until 1977; he is the best player known in soccer today. "Some of the top players throughout history include Pele (Edson Arantes Do Nascimento) from Brazil, who scored six goals in the 1958 World Cup and helped Brazil claim its first title; Lev Yashin from Russia, who claimed to have saved more than 150 penalty shots during his outstanding goaltending career; and Marco Van Basten from Holland, who won several very prestigious soccer awards during one year alone"(“The History of Soccer” 4) These players made soccer bigger than it was, and made it popular around the world like