Football is the most popular gameon the planet. Interest huge.
Millions of people watch matches of favorite teams.
Demand rising constantly.

Of course for the specified sport you can make bets in a bookmaker's
office. Shortly introduce development of football.

Development of game

Football originated in antiquity. Disciplines with a ball
were popular among inhabitants of many states.
They were applied in:
• Ancient China;
• Sparta;
• Ancient Rome.
Italians improved discipline. In the 16th century they created the game "Calcio".
With the development of trade, it came to the United Kingdom.

Love in discipline formed instantly. By Popularity
"Calcio" surpassed cricket.

First rules

Interest among viewers appeared naturally. Game captivated with its dynamism.
Passion on the court occurred serious. Such a scenario allowed
rules of football:
1. 2 squads.
2. 25 people each.
3. 15 forwards.
4. Right to fight.
English made own rules. At first discipline didn't unify.
In some places allowed to throw projectile with hands, in others forbidden.
The first attempt to standardization occurred in 1846.
Conditions wanted immediate response. players from several colleges entered the field on the field as part of the tournament.
Each player acted in accordance with acceptedrules.
Outcome did not inspire positive development of events.
However, athletes managed to fix a single regulations.
First unification became positive. Attention viewers intensified.
According to the results in Great Britain formed the
first special club. Roster renamed "Sheffield".

It happened in 1857.
In 1863 appeared The Football Association of England. It immediately adopted a standard code of norms
games.

Phased improvement

Over time discipline developed. Created conditions
for the field. Standardized dimensions of the gate.
Important year became 1871. At that time appeared the FA Cup.
Championship - oldest in the world.
1891 - time appearances in football kick from 11 meters.

However, from current this standard different. Today take penalties from point.
Earlier penetration was done from the line.
Discipline evolved. Love grew. As a result in the 1880s, the number of clubs
passed over a hundred. In society began appear speculations.
Many athletes felt that certain teams pay members incentives.
In those days disciplines could be exclusively amateur.
As a result norms changed. They added a clause prohibiting athletes to receive remuneration.
Began wave denunciations. Lineups wrote accusations
against each other. Some clubs left the league.

Later norm cancelled.

International development

Growth of trade accelerated penetration of discipline to Europe.
Following the results sport became regulated at
the international level. FIFA originated in 1904. At first
association included 7 countries.
Unified requirements clothing was. Football Players was required to wear:

• headdress;
• shoes;
• elongated stockings;
• pants.

Standard entered later. For the first time footballers played without numbers.
Notation appeared only in 1939.
First international tournament took place in 1900.
Football included to the Olympic Games. Participated total 3 teams.

Football flourished in the 1950. In the world started playing Pele,
Yashin and other players.