Football is the most popular disciplineon the planet. Demand huge.

Hundreds of millions of people watch games of favorite teams.
Attention growing constantly.

Of course for the specified sport you can make a bet in a bookmaker's office.
Shortly tell history of football.

Development of game

Football originated in antiquity. Disciplines with a ball were popular among inhabitants
of many countries. They were used in:
• Ancient China;
• Ancient Greece;
• Ancient Rome.
Italians developed discipline. In the 16th century they introduced to
the world the game "Calcio". With the growth trade, it came to the United Kingdom.
Love in discipline formed instantly. By Level of Interest "Calcio" surpassed cricket.

First rules

Popularity among viewers appeared not by chance.
Discipline impressed with its dynamism. Battles on the court
were serious. This permitted norms of football:
1. 2 teams.
2. 25 people each.
3. 15 offensive players.
4. Permission to fight.
Inhabitants of Foggy Albion made their norms. At first discipline
wasn't standardized. In some places allowed to throw projectile with hands, in others forbidden.
The first attempt to standardization was made in 1846.
Conditions wanted immediate response. Representatives from different colleges entered
the field on the field during the competition. Each athlete worked in accordance with known to himnorms.
Outcome did not inspire optimism. However, athletes were fix a common set of rules.

First unification became positive. Participation public increased.
According to the results in England formed the first specialized club.

Team named "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.
In 1863 appeared The Football Association of England.
It quickly created a single set of norms of football.

Modern outline

Over time discipline developed. Created conditions for the field.
Approved dimensions of the gate.
Significant time is 1871. Then originated the FA
Cup. Championship - oldest in the world.
1891 - time appearances in football penalty. However, from
modern specified strike is. Today shoot penalties from fixed spot.
Earlier penetration was done from the line.
Game evolved. Interest grew. According to the results in the 1880s, the number
of teams passed over a hundred. Among the public began to
appear rumors. Many players felt that a number of rosters give players salary.

In those days disciplines could be exclusively amateur.

As a result rules changed. They added a clause prohibiting
athletes have a salary.
Started wave denunciations. Teams accused each other.
Some clubs left the league. After time requirement postponed.

Football in other countries of the world

Development of trade relations accelerated
penetration of discipline to Europe. Following the
results sport became regulated at the international level.
FIFA appeared in 1904. At the start organization included 7 countries.

Standard norms clothing was. Football Players was required to wear:

• hat or top hat;
• boots;
• elongated stockings;
• pants.

Normal entered later. For the first time footballers
played without numbers. Notation arose only in 1939.

First international championship took place at the beginning of the last century.
Discipline added to the Olympiad. Participated total England, France, Belgium.

The heyday of the sport occurred in the 1950.
In the world started playing high class stars.