Football is the most popular disciplinein the world. Demand huge.
Hundreds of millions of people watch games of favorite teams.
Attention growing planned.

Of course for this discipline you can make a bet in a bookmaker's office.
Shortly introduce development of football.

Development of discipline

Football originated in antiquity. Disciplines with a ball were
popular among citizens of many states. They were used in:
• Asian countries;
• Ancient Greece;
• on the Apennines.
Italians developed discipline. During the Middle Ages they introduced to the world the game "Calcio".
With the development of trade relations, it came to the United
Kingdom. Love in sport formed instantly. By Popularity "Calcio" beaten cricket.

First rules

Popularity among viewers appeared naturally.
Discipline captivated with its dynamics. Battles on the field were significant.
This permitted norms of football:
1. 2 squads.
2. 25 people each.
3. 15 forwards.
4. Right to fight.
Inhabitants of Foggy Albion made their norms. At first game wasn't
standardized. In some places allowed to throw projectile with hands, in others it was forbidden.
The first attempt to standardization occurred in 1846.
Cases demanded immediate response. Representatives from several colleges entered the field on the
field as part of the tournament. Each athlete acted in accordance with acceptednorms.
Result did not inspire optimism. However, athletes managed
to create a common set of rules.
Starting unification became positive. Attention viewers
intensified. According to the results in England formed the first specialized club.
Team renamed "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.
After 6 years appeared The Football Association of England.

Organization immediately adopted a standard code of rules games.

Phased improvement

Over time discipline improved. Created conditions for the stadium.

Approved dimensions of the gate.
Significant time became 1871. Then originated the FA Cup.

Tournament - oldest in the class.
1891 - time appearances in discipline penalty. However, from modern this standard is.
Today take penalties from point. Earlier moment was done from the line.

Game improved. Love grew. As a result in the 1880s, the number of
clubs passed over a hundred. In society
began arise speculations. Many players felt that certain teams pay members incentives.
In those days sports could be only amateur. As a result
rules changed. They introduced a clause prohibiting athletes have a salary.

Began sequence denunciations. Lineups wrote accusations against
each other. Some clubs left the league. Later requirement cancelled.

International development

Growth of trade increased penetration of
discipline to Europe. As a result game became regulated at the
international level. FIFA appeared in beginning of the last century.
At first organization included 7 countries.

Unified norms clothing was. Players was required to wear:
• headdress;
• boots;
• elongated stockings;
• pants.

Normal entered later. Initially footballers played without license plates.
Notation appeared only in 1939.
Starting international tournament took place at the
beginning of the last century. Football added to
the Olympiad. Participated total 3 teams.
Football flourished in the middle of the last century.
In the world started playing Pele, Yashin and other players.