Football is the most famous disciplinein the world.

Demand massive. Hundreds of millions of fans watch games of favorite
teams. Attention rising planned.

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

Development of discipline

Football appeared in antiquity. Disciplines with a ball in demand
among citizens of different countries. They were applied in:
• Ancient China;
• Ancient Greece;
• on the Apennines.
Italians improved sport. In the 16th century they introduced to the world the game "Calcio".
With the growth trade relations, it came to England.
Love in discipline formed instantly. By
Popularity "Calcio" surpassed cricket.

First rules

Interest public appeared not by chance. Discipline impressed with its dynamism.
Passion on the field occurred significant. Such
a scenario permitted norms of football:
1. 2 teams.
2. 25 athletes each.
3. 15 forwards.
4. Permission to fight.
English created own norms. At first game wasn't standardized.

In some places allowed to throw ball with hands, in others it
was forbidden.
The first attempt to standardization was made in 1846. Cases demanded immediate response.

players from different colleges entered the field on the field
as part of the tournament. Each athlete acted in accordance with
acceptednorms. Result did not inspire positive development of events.
However, athletes managed to fix a common set of rules.

First standardization turned out positive. Participation public intensified.
According to the results in Great Britain formed the first
specialized club. Team named "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.

In 1863 appeared The Football Association of England. It quickly
created a standard code of rules of football.

Modern outline

Gradually discipline developed. Created requirements for the stadium.
Standardized dimensions of the gate.
Important year is 1871. At that time appeared the FA Cup.
Championship - oldest in the world.
1891 - year appearances in football penalty. However, from modern specified strike is.
Now take penalties from point. Earlier penetration was done from the line.

Discipline improved. Interest grew. According
to the results in the 1880s, the number of clubs exceeded 100 pieces.

Among the public began appear speculations. Some players felt that certain teams
give players incentives. In those days sports could be only
amateur. As a result norms changed. They introduced a clause prohibiting athletes to receive
remuneration.
Began wave slander. Teams accused each other. Some clubs left the championship.
Later norm cancelled.

International development

Development of trade relations increased penetration of discipline to Europe.
Following the results sport became regulated at the international level.
FIFA appeared in beginning of the last century.
At the start organization included 7 countries.
Unified norms clothing did not exist. Players was required to wear:
• hat or top hat;
• shoes;
• elongated stockings;
• pants.

Normal established later. For the first time athletes played without numbers.
Notation appeared only in 1939.
First international tournament took place at the beginning of the last century.
Discipline included to the Olympiad. Participated only England, France, Belgium.

The heyday of the sport occurred in the 1950. On the planet started playing Pele, Yashin and
other players.