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 famous disciplinein the world. Demand massive. Millions of fans watch matches of favorite teams. Demand growing planned.<br><br>Of course for this discipline can make a bet in a bookmaker's office. Shortly tell development of football.<br><br>Development of discipline<br><br>Football appeared in antiquity. Disciplines with a ball in demand among citizens of many countries. They were applied in:<br>β’ Ancient China;<br>β’ Ancient Greece;<br>β’ on the Apennines.<br>Inhabitants of Italy improved discipline. During the Middle Ages they introduced to the world the game "Calcio". With the development of trade, it came to England. Love in discipline formed instantly. By Popularity "Calcio" surpassed cricket.<br><br>First rules<br><br>Popularity among viewers appeared not by chance. Game impressed with its dynamics. Passion on the field occurred serious. This allowed norms of football:<br>1. 2 squads.<br>2. 25 athletes each.<br>3. 15 forwards.<br>4. Right to fistfights.<br>English made their rules. At first game didn't unify. In some places allowed to throw ball with hands, in others forbidden.<br>The Starting attempt to unification was made in 1846. Cases demanded immediate response. Representatives from different colleges entered the field on the field during the competition. Each athlete worked in accordance with known to himnorms. Result did not inspire positive development of events. However, players were fix a single set of rules.<br>Starting unification turned out positive. Participation viewers intensified. According to the results in Great Britain formed the first special club. Team renamed "Sheffield". It happened in 1857.<br>In 1863 appeared The Football Association of England. It immediately adopted a single set of norms games.<br><br>Phased improvement <br><br>Over time the game improved. Created requirements for the field. Approved dimensions of the gate. <br>Significant time is 1871. At that time appeared the FA Cup. Championship - oldest in the world.<br>1891 - year appearances in discipline penalty. However, from modern specified standard different. Now shoot penalties from point. Earlier penetration was done from the line.<br>Game improved. Love grew. As a result in the 1880s, the number of clubs passed over a hundred. In society began arise speculations. Some players felt that a number of rosters give players incentives. At that time disciplines could be only amateur. As a result norms changed. They added a clause prohibiting players have a salary.<br>Began wave slander. Lineups accused each other. Some clubs left the league. Later norm postponed.<br><br>Football in other countries of the world<br><br>Development of trade relations increased penetration of football to other countries. As a result sport started regulated at the international level. FIFA originated in beginning of the last century. At the start organization consisted of 7 countries.<br>Standard norms on equipment did not exist. Players required to wear:<br>β’ hat or top hat;<br>β’ shoes;<br>β’ long stockings;<br>β’ pants.<br><br>Standard established later. For the first time athletes played without numbers. Notation appeared only in 1939. <br>Starting international championship held at the beginning of the last century. Football added to the Olympiad. Participated only 3 teams.<br>Football flourished in the middle of the last century. In the world started playing high class stars. 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)