Football is the most famous disciplinein the world.
Demand huge. Hundreds of millions of people follow games of favorite teams.
Attention rising constantly.

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

Development of discipline

Football appeared in antiquity. Disciplines with a ball in demand
among citizens of different states. They were used in:
• Ancient China;
• Ancient Greece;
• Ancient Rome.
Inhabitants of Italy improved sport. In the 16th century they introduced to the world the game
"Calcio". With the development of trade, it came to England.
Love in sport formed instantly. By Popularity "Calcio" surpassed cricket.

First rules

Interest public appeared naturally. Discipline captivated with its dynamism.
Passion on the court occurred serious. This permitted norms
of football:
1. 2 teams.
2. 25 athletes each.
3. 15 forwards.
4. Right to fight.
Inhabitants of Foggy Albion made their rules. At first game didn't unify.

In some places allowed to throw ball with hands, in others it was forbidden.
The first attempt to standardization occurred in 1846.
Conditions wanted momentary response. Representatives from several colleges entered the field on the field as part of the tournament.

Each player worked in accordance with known to himrules.

Result did not inspire positive development of events. However, athletes were fix a
single set of rules.
First standardization became positive. Participation public increased.
According to the results in England there
was the first specialized club. Roster named
"Sheffield". It happened in 1857.
In 1863 formed The Football Association of England.
It quickly created a single set of rules of football.

Modern outline

Gradually discipline developed. Created conditions for the field.
Approved dimensions of the gate.
Significant time became 1871. At that time appeared the FA
Cup. Tournament - oldest in the class.
1891 - time appearances in football penalty. However, from modern this standard different.
Now shoot penalties from fixed spot. Earlier moment was done from the line.

Discipline evolved. Love grew. According to the results in the
1880s, the number of clubs exceeded 100 pieces.
Among the public began to appear speculations. Some athletes felt that a number of
rosters give players incentives. At that time sports could be exclusively amateur.
As a result rules changed. They added a clause prohibiting
players have a salary.
Started wave denunciations. Lineups wrote accusations against each other.
Some clubs left the championship. Later requirement postponed.

International development

Growth of trade accelerated penetration of discipline to other countries.
Following the results sport became regulated at the international level.
FIFA originated in beginning of the last century. At the start organization consisted
of 7 countries.
Standard requirements on equipment did not exist.
Football Players was required to wear:
• headdress;
• boots;
• long stockings;
• pants.

Normal established later. Initially footballers played without numbers.
They arose only in 1939.
Starting international championship 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 middle of the last century.

In the world started playing Pele, Yashin and other players.