Football is the most popular gamein the world. Interest massive.
Millions of fans follow matches of favorite teams.
Attention growing constantly.

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

Development of game

Football appeared in antiquity. Disciplines with a ball in demand among citizens of different countries.
They were used in:
• Asian countries;
• Ancient Greece;
• Ancient Rome.
Italians improved discipline. During the Middle Ages they introduced to the world the game "Calcio".
With the growth trade relations, it came to the United
Kingdom. Love in sport formed instantly. By Level of Interest "Calcio" beaten cricket.

First rules

Interest public appeared naturally. Discipline impressed with its dynamism.
Passion on the court occurred serious. This allowed
norms of football:
1. 2 squads.
2. 25 athletes each.
3. 15 offensive players.
4. Right to fistfights.
English created 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 was made in 1846.
Cases demanded immediate response. players from several colleges entered
the field on the field during the competition. Each athlete worked in accordance with acceptednorms.
Result did not inspire positive development of events. However, players managed to fix a
single set of rules.
First standardization became positive. Attention viewers increased.

According to the results in Great Britain there was the first special club.
Roster named "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.
In 1863 formed The Football Association of England.

It immediately adopted a single code of rules games.

Modern outline

Over time discipline improved. Created requirements for the field.

Standardized dimensions of the gate.
Significant time is 1871. Then appeared the FA Cup. Championship - oldest in the world.

1891 - time appearances in discipline penalty. However, from
modern this strike is. Today shoot penalties from fixed spot.
Earlier penetration was done from the line.
Game improved. Love grew. According to the results in the 1880s, the number of clubs exceeded
100 pieces. In society began appear rumors.

Many athletes felt that a number of rosters give
players salary. In those days sports could be exclusively amateur.
According to the results norms changed. They introduced a clause prohibiting players have
a salary.
Started sequence slander. Teams accused each other. Some clubs left
the championship. Later norm postponed.

International development

Development of trade relations accelerated penetration of discipline to other countries.
Following the results sport started regulated at the international level.
FIFA appeared in beginning of the last century. At the start organization consisted
of 7 countries.
Standard requirements clothing did not exist. Players was required to wear:
• headdress;
• boots;
• elongated stockings;
• pants.

Standard established later. Initially athletes played without numbers.
They arose only in 1939.
First international championship held at the beginning of the last century.
Discipline included 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.