FOOTBALL HISTORYBy: Tala Malli 8C

WHERE DID FOOTBALL ORIGINATE? Football was originated in almost any country

available in ancient history, for example, China, Japan, Italy, Viking, Persian, Ancient Greek, and many more. However, it was in England in 1863, where it first started to take shape and become a proper game.

WHO MADE UP THE FIRST ORGANIZED SET OF RULES FOR FOOTBALL? The rules that were created by the Cambridge

University, were refused to use as official Football rules in other National areas. Therefore, a teacher at Uppingham called John Charles Thring, made up the first organized set of rules for Football.

WHY DID THEY DO THIS?

He made up these set of rules so it can become a fair game. Specifically, the players would do actions, that were unfair and made the game boring in a way that one team could do something to keep winning while the other would keep on losing. Also because, there would be cheats that didn’t need skill, therefore, making football useless because it is all about you skills and how you can deal with the ball properly.

RULES BY: JOHN CHARLES THRING 1. A goal is scored whenever the ball is forced through the goal and

under the bar, except it be thrown by hand. 2. Hands may be used only to stop a ball and place it on the ground

before the feet. 3. Kicks must be aimed only at the ball. 4. A player may not kick the ball whilst in the air. 5. No tripping up or heel kicking allowed. 6. Whenever a ball is kicked beyond the side flags, the player who

kicked it must return it; from the spot it passed the flag line, in a straight line towards the middle of the ground.

7. When a ball is kicked behind the line of goal, it shall be kicked off from that line by one of the side whose goal it is.

8. No player may stand within six paces of the kicker when he is kicking off.

9. A player is ‘out of play’ immediately if he is in front of the ball and must return behind the ball as soon as possible. If his own side past a player kicks the ball, he may not touch or kick it, or advance, until one of the other sides has first kicked it, or one of his own sides has been able to kick it on a level with, or in front of him.

10. No charging allowed when a player is ‘out of play’; that is, immediately the ball is behind him.

HOW MANY COUNTRIES PLAY FOOTBALL AS THEIR NATIONAL SPORT?

Many countries play football as their national sport. They are mostly continents: Western Europe (all countries ranging from Norway down to Greece), a small part of South East Asia, most of the Middle East, such as, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, etc. Finally, most of the African Nation also plays football except for South Africa.

WHY DO YOU THINK FOOTBALL HAS BECOME SO POPULAR AROUND THE WORLD? (DESCRIBE 3 REASONS AND EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHY YOU THINK THEY WERE IMPORTANT). I think that Football has become so popular around

the world because: Firstly, it is a very useful fitness sport. For example,

by practice, hard work, people can loose weight, help their muscles to become stronger. Also, it can strengthen your focus and concentration on keeping the ball in your sight.

Second because, the time it was created in, was during very old times, where there was not very much to do. For example, Ancient Greek played football as training for battles, which was around 3000 years ago. Therefore, making it a sport helping them conquer and fight against many other countries.

Finally, I think that it is considered a skill. In specific, many people over the world would want to be successful, therefore, earning rewards, (medals, money, trophies), would motivate them to practice even more and achieve more goals. Basically making Football a goal and a skill to achieve in life.

DO YOU THINK THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS OF PLAYING, OR STYLES, OF FOOTBALL IN DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND THE WORLD? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER USING FOOTBALL TERMS.

Yes, I do think that there are different ways of playing, or styles of Football in different areas of the world. The first main, general, broad reason, is that in the American Continent, it is called Soccer, but in Britain, (Europe), and slightly in the Middle East, it is called Football.

Another reason is that the rules can differ, and the styles. For example, in American Football, they achieve a touchdown by scoring the ball over the goal line. However, in Britain, you score a goal by kicking the ball, (using the inner part of your foot), into the goal without the goalie blocking it by catching it, or kicking it away from the goal.

A final example is the team formations may differ from these two countries. In specific, American Football can have these categories of players: QB = quarterback (the player who leads and informs the offense the plays), C = center (the player who begins the play with a snap on the line and blocks afterwards), G = guard (the player who blocks on line beside the center), T = tackle (the player who blocks on the line beside the guard), TE = tight end (the player who often goes out for passes and often blocks on the line), WR = wide receiver (the player who gets assigned a route and has to catch the ball when passed to), HB = halfback (the primary ball carrier), FB = fullback (the secondary ball carrier also used for blocking). Whilst British Football can have these categories: Attacker, Defense, Striker, Goalie, and Mid-Fielders.

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