Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in the world, bringing in millions of fans, wealthy people and organisations, and of course large amounts of money. The modern football game first originated in the green and pleasant land of England around the year 1863 but it is known that many countries and different types of cultures played a game that was much alike the game of football that date back to the ancient Egyptians and Romans. For example the Romans played a game similar to football that had 27 players each side and often ended with minor and major injuries as the game was very violent.
The first written recording of football was found in a Chinese military manual that dates back to 300BC and was called cuju, in this game players kicked a leather made ball between a hole that was created in a piece of silk that was stretched between two poles. This was basic sport and they didn’t have the technology and facilities as we do today but back then this would have been a fun past-time.
In the medieval times there were also records of football, however during these dark times of war and anger football matches usually ended up in fights and brawls with children getting hurt seriously because there were no rules set out.
Moving to modern times the game has changed completely, with the addition of rules, a referee and organising bodies behind the game football has become a professional entity. With TV cameras, and thousands of fans packing stadiums everything can be seen and picked upon so there is no room for cheating, or foul play. Those that do, get punished by either a suspension or a fine.
Mike Del Maggio is a part-time writer who enjoys writing about sports on behalf of Setanta Online.
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