Football is the most popular disciplineon the planet. Demand massive. Millions of fans watch games of idols. Attention growing constantly.Of course for this discipline you can make bets at bookmakers. Shortly introduce history of football.Development of gameFootball originated several centuries BC. Games with a ball in demand among citizens of many states. They were applied in:• Ancient China;• Ancient Greece;• on the Apennines.Italians developed sport. During the Middle Ages they created the game "Calcio". With the development of trade, it came to the United Kingdom. Interest in discipline formed instantly. By Level of Interest "Calcio" surpassed cricket.First rulesPopularity public appeared not by chance. Discipline impressed with its dynamics. Battles on the court occurred significant. This permitted norms of football:1. 2 squads.2. 25 people each.3. 15 forwards.4. Right to fight.English created own norms. At first discipline wasn't standardized. In some places allowed to throw projectile with hands, in others forbidden.The Starting attempt to unification was made in 1846. Cases wanted momentary response. Representatives from different colleges entered the field on the field during the competition. Each athlete acted in accordance with acceptedrules. Result did not inspire optimism. However, athletes managed to fix a single regulations.Starting unification turned out positive. Participation public intensified. As a result in Great Britain formed the first specialized club. Roster named "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.After 6 years formed The Football Association of England. Organization quickly adopted a standard code of rules of football.Phased improvement Over time the game improved. Created requirements for the field. 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 strike different. Now take penalties from fixed spot. Earlier penetration was done from the line.Discipline evolved. Interest grew. As a result in the 1880s, the number of teams exceeded 100 pieces. Among the public began to appear speculations. Many players felt that a number of rosters pay members salary. At that time disciplines could be exclusively amateur. As a result norms changed. They added a clause prohibiting players have a salary.Started wave denunciations. Teams wrote accusations against each other. Some clubs left the league. After time norm postponed.Football in other countries of the worldGrowth of trade increased penetration of discipline to Europe. Following the results sport started regulated at the international level. FIFA appeared in 1904. At first organization included 7 countries.Standard requirements on equipment did not exist. Football Players was required to wear:• hat or top hat;• boots;• elongated stockings;• pants.Standard entered later. For the first time athletes played without license plates. They appeared only in 1939. First international tournament took place at the beginning of the last century. Football added to the Olympiad. Participated only 3 teams.The heyday of the sport occurred in the 1950. In the world started playing Pele, Yashin and other players.