Football is the most famous disciplineon the planet.

Demand huge. Millions of people follow matches of favorite teams.
Attention growing planned.

Of course for this discipline can make bets in a bookmaker's
office. Quickly tell history of football.

Development of discipline

Football originated in antiquity. Games with a ball in demand among citizens of many states.
They were used in:
• Ancient China;
• Sparta;
• on the Apennines.
Inhabitants of Italy 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.
Interest in sport formed instantly. By Popularity "Calcio"
surpassed cricket.

First rules

Popularity public appeared naturally. Game impressed with its dynamics.
Passion on the field were significant. This allowed norms of football:
1. 2 squads.
2. 25 people each.
3. 15 forwards.
4. Permission to fight.
English made own rules. At first discipline wasn't standardized.
In some places allowed to throw ball with hands, in others forbidden.
The Starting attempt to unification occurred in 1846. Conditions
wanted momentary response. players from several colleges
entered the field on the field as part of the tournament.
Each player acted in accordance with known to himrules.
Result did not inspire optimism. However, athletes were fix a
single regulations.
Starting standardization became positive. Participation viewers intensified.
As a result in Great Britain there was the first special club.
Team renamed "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.
In 1863 formed The Football Association of England.
It immediately adopted a single code of rules games.

Phased improvement

Gradually the game developed. Created requirements for the field.
Approved dimensions of the gate.
Important year became 1871. Then originated the FA Cup. Championship - oldest in the world.

1891 - year appearances in discipline penalty. However, from current this strike different.
Now shoot penalties from point. Earlier penetration 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 appear speculations. Many players felt that a number of
rosters pay members salary. In those days disciplines could be only amateur.
According to the results norms changed. They added
a clause prohibiting players have a salary.
Started sequence denunciations. Teams wrote accusations against
each other. Some clubs left the league. After time requirement postponed.

International development

Development of trade relations accelerated penetration of football to Europe.
As a result game started regulated at the international level.
FIFA originated in beginning of the last century. At the start organization consisted of 7 countries.

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

Standard entered later. Initially athletes played
without numbers. They appeared only in 1939.

First international championship held at the beginning
of the last century. Football included to the Olympiad.
Participated only 3 teams.
The heyday of the sport occurred in the middle of the last century.
In the world started playing high class stars.