Football is the most famous disciplinein the world.

Interest huge. Hundreds of millions of fans follow matches of favorite teams.

Attention rising constantly.

Of course for this discipline you can make bets in a bookmaker's office.

Quickly tell development of football.

Development of discipline

Football appeared several centuries BC. Games with a ball were popular among citizens of many countries.
They were used in:
• Ancient China;
• Sparta;
• on the Apennines.
Inhabitants of Italy developed discipline. In the 16th century they introduced to the world the game "Calcio".
With the development of trade relations, it came to the
United Kingdom. Interest in discipline formed instantly.
By Level of Interest "Calcio" surpassed cricket.

Severe discipline

Popularity among viewers appeared not by chance.
Game impressed with its dynamism. Battles on the field
occurred serious. This allowed norms of football:
1. 2 squads.
2. 25 athletes each.
3. 15 forwards.
4. Right to fight.
English made their norms. At first discipline wasn't standardized.
In some places allowed to throw ball with hands,
in others forbidden.
The Starting attempt to standardization occurred in 1846.
Conditions demanded immediate response. players
from several colleges entered the field on the field as part of the tournament.
Each player acted in accordance with known to himnorms.

Result did not inspire positive development of events. However, players managed to fix a common set
of rules.
First standardization turned out positive. Participation public intensified.
As a result in England there was the first specialized club.

Team renamed "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.

In 1863 formed The Football Association of England. It immediately adopted a standard set of
rules of football.

Modern outline

Gradually the game developed. Created conditions for the stadium.
Approved dimensions of the gate.
Significant time became 1871. At that time originated the FA Cup.
Championship - oldest in the class.
1891 - year appearances in football penalty. However, from modern this standard different.
Now take 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 passed over a hundred.
Among the public began to appear speculations. Many athletes felt that a number of rosters
pay members incentives. In those days sports could be exclusively amateur.
As a result rules changed. They introduced a clause prohibiting
players to receive remuneration.
Started wave slander. Lineups accused each other.
Some clubs left the championship. Later requirement cancelled.

Football in other countries of the world

Development of trade relations increased penetration of
discipline to other countries. Following the results game
started regulated at the supranational level.

FIFA appeared in 1904. At the start association consisted of 7 countries.

Unified norms on equipment was. Football Players was required to wear:
• headdress;
• shoes;
• long stockings;
• pants.

Standard entered later. For the first time footballers
played without numbers. They appeared only in 1939.

First international tournament held in 1900. Football
added to the Olympic Games. Participated only England, France, Belgium.

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