Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits. Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in!Football is the most popular gameon the planet. Demand massive. Hundreds of millions of people watch matches of favorite teams. Attention growing planned.<br><br>Of course for the specified sport you can make bets in a bookmaker's office. Shortly introduce history of football.<br><br>Development of discipline<br><br>Football originated in antiquity. Disciplines with a ball in demand among inhabitants of many countries. They were applied in:<br>β’ Asian countries;<br>β’ Ancient Greece;<br>β’ Ancient Rome.<br>Inhabitants of Italy developed sport. In the 16th century they introduced to the world the game "Calcio". With the growth trade relations, it came to the United Kingdom. Love in sport formed instantly. By Level of Interest "Calcio" surpassed cricket.<br><br>First rules<br><br>Popularity public appeared not by chance. Game impressed with its dynamism. Passion on the field were significant. Such a scenario permitted rules of football:<br>1. 2 teams.<br>2. 25 people each.<br>3. 15 offensive players.<br>4. Permission to fight.<br>Inhabitants of Foggy Albion made own rules. At first discipline wasn't standardized. In some places allowed to throw ball with hands, in others it was forbidden.<br>The Starting attempt to standardization occurred in 1846. Conditions wanted immediate response. players from several colleges entered the field on the field during the competition. Each player worked in accordance with known to himrules. Outcome did not inspire positive development of events. However, athletes managed to fix a common set of rules.<br>Starting unification turned out positive. Participation viewers increased. According to the results in England there was the first specialized club. Roster renamed "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.<br>In 1863 formed The Football Association of England. It quickly created a standard set of rules of football.<br><br>Modern outline <br><br>Gradually the game improved. Created conditions for the field. Approved dimensions of the gate. <br>Important year is 1871. Then appeared the FA Cup. Championship - oldest in the class.<br>1891 - time appearances in discipline kick from 11 meters. However, from modern specified strike is. Now take penalties from point. Earlier penetration was done from the line.<br>Game improved. Love grew. As a result in the 1880s, the number of teams passed over a hundred. Among the public began to arise rumors. Some athletes felt that certain teams pay members salary. In those days sports could be exclusively amateur. According to the results norms changed. They added a clause prohibiting players have a salary.<br>Began wave slander. Teams wrote accusations against each other. Some clubs left the championship. After time requirement postponed.<br><br>International development<br><br>Development of trade relations accelerated penetration of football to other countries. Following the results sport became regulated at the international level. FIFA originated in 1904. At first association consisted of 7 countries.<br>Unified norms clothing did not exist. Football Players was required to wear:<br>β’ headdress;<br>β’ shoes;<br>β’ elongated stockings;<br>β’ pants.<br><br>Standard established later. For the first time footballers played without numbers. They appeared only in 1939. <br>Starting international championship took place in 1900. Football added to the Olympic Games. Participated total England, France, Belgium.<br>Football flourished in the 1950. On the planet started playing Pele, Yashin and other players. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Disgaea Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Disgaea Wiki:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)