History of playing Football

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History of playing football:

Football is a common name for playing with an airy foot ball. In the United States, its name is Soccar.

There is disagreement about the origin of the game of football. This game with different names was prevalent in ancient, Egypt, Persia, Babylon, Greece and China. However, modern football has developed in England. Towards the end of the Middle Ages, English athlete J.C. Thring made the first rules of the game.

It is thought that football was first introduced by the Greeks and Romans around 350 BC. The ancient Greeks and Romans played a variety of games with balls, some of which were played using legs. The Greek playwrights Antiphanes (388–311 BC) and Clement of Alexandria (c.150-c.215 AD) mentioned ball in their writings. This game was like playing rugby football. It was shaped like a balloon. This ball was made by filling the air inside the leather bag. The name of this game was Episkyros. The Roman game Harpastum comes from this early Greek game. According to Roman politician Cicero (106–43 BC), a man was killed by a ball while saving for a barber shop during the game.

Chinese children play cuju



Kemari game in Japan

But FIFA has previously recognized the ancient Greek game Episkyros (ἐπίσκυρος) as the prototype of the game of football. But as a competitive sport, 蹴鞠 cuju has been recognized by FIFA as the first football game. In the third and second centuries BC, the Chinese played a supporting role in military training. The Chinese military text Zhan Guo Ce (written between the 3rd and 1st centuries BC) is synonymous with football. The name cuju is found in the description of military exercises in this text. Note that cuju means kick ball. In this game a leather ball was kicked with the foot. In this game, small circuits were made of silk cloth and attached to bamboo 9 meters above the ground. The rules of the game of cuju were established in China during the Han Dynasty of China (206-220 AD).

Over time the game spread to Korea and Japan and gained popularity. In Japan, the game is called kemari (蹴鞠 kemari). The rule of the game was that some people would kick the ball inside a circular field, but they would try not to let the ball fall to the ground. In Korea, it was called chuk-guk.

Somehow the national game of football was prevalent among the indigenous people of Greenland. In 156, English explorer John Davis spoke of playing football with the Inuit of Greenland. Indigenous Australians have been kicking and playing ball in Australia for a long time. Inside the Māori in New Zealand, the name of the game was Ki-o-rahi. The rules of the game were to divide a circular field into several parts, with one team in each section and six players per team, and a circular boundary in the middle of the field. In this game, if one team can cross the boundary of another team with the ball and can touch the circle in the middle, it will get number 1 or 2.

The earliest forms of modern football were created in England. The game is mentioned in the book Historia Brittonum, written in the 9th century AD. The first ball to be played in England was called 'mob football'. In this game, there were innumerable players in two teams and they could score points if they could push a ball hard and take it to a certain place. The game was then played in neighboring villages or towns. The game was considered an integral part of various social and religious ceremonies.

According to John McCrocan, he was a spectator at a football match in Ireland in 1306. The name of the ball that was played in Florence, Italy in the sixteenth century was "calcio storico". Many believe that this game was the earliest form of modern football. This game had a maximum of 26 players. However, sometimes this number was made up of 15 or 20 people. There were 5 goalkeepers inside.

In 1848, prominent football players of the time met in Cambridge to change the rules of the game and create new rules. But no special rules have been laid down yet regarding the number of players. In 180 AD, it was decided that each team would have 11 players, including a goalkeeper, so it can be said that the journey of modern football started from 180 AD. According to this law, the game was played between England and Scotland on March 5, 180 AD.

Between Scotland and England in 182 under the New Testament. It was the first international football game recognized by FIFA. The result of the game was 0-0.

The first use of the cross on the side pole of the goal began in 175 AD.

In 17 AD, the length of the first football field was fixed at 90 minutes.

The first use of nets in goalposts was in 1890.

The first pelanti kick was introduced in 1891.

In the 1900's, football was held as an exhibition sport at the Olympics. However, no prize was allocated for this.

The International Football Federation was formed on 21 May 1904. The original French name is Federation Internationale de Football Association. FIFA for short. This year also the Olympics are held as an exhibition sport. And no prizes were allocated.

The 1908 Olympics were held on unconditional terms. And no prizes were allocated. This year, FIFA came out of the Olympics in Switzerland and organized a different international football competition.

At the 1908 Olympics, football became the first official sport. This competition was for amateur players. England won the Olympics with the participation of the national amateur football team.

In 1909, Sir Thomas Lipton organized a football tournament in his name in Turin. Various football clubs participated in this event. However, these clubs were from different countries. So many people call this competition as the first World Cup football. West Auckland won the game.

West Auckland won the 'Sir Thomas Lipton' competition in 1911 and, according to the rules of the game, carried the trophy forever.

The 1912 Olympics were won by the England national amateur football team.

In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognize the football competition held at the Olympic Games as the "Amateur World Football Championship" and took over the management of the competition.

The 1920 Summer Olympics hosted the world's first intercontinental football tournament. Egypt and thirteen European teams took part in it. Belgium won the gold medal.

In 1924, Uruguay won gold in the Olympic football competition.

The first boot was used in football in 1928.

In 1928, Uruguay won gold for the second time in the Olympic football competition. This year FIFA decided to hold its own international competition separately outside the Olympics.

In 1926, for the first time, Arsenal's board of directors decided to number the players' clothing to make it easier to recognize them. At that time the jersey number of the host team was 1-11 and the number of the visiting team was 12-22. In 1940 it was decided that the same number could be taken by the players of the opposing team but the number should be up to 1-22. In 1993, the name of the player was first written in the jersey and it was decided that any number of players can take it.

Uruguay was selected as the host country for the first World Cup in 1930. The competition started on 13th July. Uruguay is the winner of this competition. France's Lucien Laurent scored the first goal of the World Cup against Mexico.

The 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles were planned not to include football. Because football (soccer) was not popular in the United States then. American football (rugby football) was popular there instead of football. There is also disagreement between FIFA and the IOC over the status of amateur sports. As a result, football was eliminated from the Olympics.

In 1951, it was included in the Asian Games.

The first World Cup was televised in 1954. It is currently the most popular show on television. Even more people watch the World Cup than the Olympic Games.

Each World Cup has had its own mascot or symbol since 1986. World Cup Wiley was first used as a World Cup mascot at the 1986 World Cup.

The Bangladesh Football Federation was formed in 1972.

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