Football is the most popular gamein the world. Demand huge.
Hundreds of millions of people watch games of idols.
Attention growing constantly.

Of course for this discipline you can make a bet at bookmakers.
Shortly introduce development of football.

Development of game

Football originated several centuries BC. Games with a ball in demand among
inhabitants of different countries. They were used in:
• Ancient China;
• Sparta;
• on the Apennines.
Italians improved discipline. During the Middle Ages they introduced to the world the game "Calcio".

With the growth trade, it came to England. Love in sport formed instantly.
By Popularity "Calcio" surpassed cricket.

First rules

Interest among viewers appeared not by chance. Discipline captivated
with its dynamics. Battles on the court were serious.

Such a scenario allowed norms of football:
1. 2 teams.
2. 25 people each.
3. 15 forwards.
4. Right to fistfights.
Inhabitants of Foggy Albion created their norms. At first discipline wasn't standardized.
In some places allowed to throw projectile with hands,
in others forbidden.
The first attempt to unification was made in 1846.
Conditions demanded immediate response. Representatives from several colleges entered the field on the field
during the competition. Each athlete worked in accordance with
known to himrules. Result did not inspire positive development of events.
However, players were fix a common regulations.

First unification turned out positive. Attention viewers intensified.
As a result in Great Britain there was the first special club.
Team named "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.

After 6 years formed The Football Association of England.

It quickly adopted a single code of norms games.

Phased improvement

Gradually the game improved. 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 - time appearances in football penalty. However, from modern this strike different.

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
exceeded 100 pieces. Among the public began to
arise speculations. Some athletes felt that certain teams pay members incentives.
At that time sports could be exclusively amateur. As a result rules changed.
They introduced a clause prohibiting players to receive remuneration.
Began wave denunciations. Lineups wrote accusations against each other.
Some clubs left the league. After time norm cancelled.

International development

Growth of trade accelerated penetration of football to other countries.
As a result game started regulated at the international level.
FIFA appeared in beginning of the last century. At first association included 7 countries.

Unified norms clothing did not exist. Football
Players required to wear:
• headdress;
• shoes;
• elongated stockings;
• pants.

Normal entered later. Initially footballers played without numbers.
Notation appeared only in 1939.
First international championship held in 1900. Discipline
included to the Olympiad. Participated only England, France, Belgium.

The heyday of the sport occurred in the middle of the last century.
On the planet started playing high class
stars.