How Did Soccer Rise In Popularity?
When football is mentioned in Europe, it is usually in reference to soccer. Soccer has a very interesting history beginning in China during the second and third centuries BC with evidence of people of the Han dynasty dribbling leather balls through a net. Records document that Romans and Greeks played ball for fun and in Japan, they kicked a ball in sport. But how did soccer rise in popularity?
Modern soccer began in England with some reports indicating that the first games were peppered with horrible practices such as kicking, punching, biting, and gouging along with the objective of carrying a heavy ball to a target spot. A popular game that some would compete in all day often resulted in nonsensical violence. There is evidence that soldiers …show more content…
These rules prohibited tripping, shin kicking, and carrying the ball. These common, fundamental rules to control matches were set up by eleven representatives from London area clubs and schools. In October of 1863, rugby football was founded and Association football (soccer) segregated from rugby, forever separating the two games. In 1869, rules strictly prohibiting handling the ball were enforced and its popularity soared as British sailors, traders, and soldiers introduced the sport around the …show more content…
These ancient games had a myriad of rules from kicking the ball to not using the hands while running. Originally, football was played as soccer or rugby in England, but when it was introduced in America at Princeton, it evolved, and was called "ballown." Teams could use their fists or feet to advance the ball past their opponents. In the mid-1800s at Harvard, the first Monday of each school year was known as Bloody Monday. This event involved the freshman and sophomore classes competing in a game of football.
After the Civil War, organized football games surfaced led by Princeton's establishment of rudimentary rules of the game and the fact that football was officially patented in 1867. Rutgers and Princeton played the first official intercollegiate game November 6, 1869 in which Rutgers claimed victory by a score of six to four. Four years later, representatives of Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton, and Yale met to form common rules and establish the Intercollegiate Football Association. At this time, the number of players was
Modern soccer began in England with some reports indicating that the first games were peppered with horrible practices such as kicking, punching, biting, and gouging along with the objective of carrying a heavy ball to a target spot. A popular game that some would compete in all day often resulted in nonsensical violence. There is evidence that soldiers …show more content…
These rules prohibited tripping, shin kicking, and carrying the ball. These common, fundamental rules to control matches were set up by eleven representatives from London area clubs and schools. In October of 1863, rugby football was founded and Association football (soccer) segregated from rugby, forever separating the two games. In 1869, rules strictly prohibiting handling the ball were enforced and its popularity soared as British sailors, traders, and soldiers introduced the sport around the …show more content…
These ancient games had a myriad of rules from kicking the ball to not using the hands while running. Originally, football was played as soccer or rugby in England, but when it was introduced in America at Princeton, it evolved, and was called "ballown." Teams could use their fists or feet to advance the ball past their opponents. In the mid-1800s at Harvard, the first Monday of each school year was known as Bloody Monday. This event involved the freshman and sophomore classes competing in a game of football.
After the Civil War, organized football games surfaced led by Princeton's establishment of rudimentary rules of the game and the fact that football was officially patented in 1867. Rutgers and Princeton played the first official intercollegiate game November 6, 1869 in which Rutgers claimed victory by a score of six to four. Four years later, representatives of Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton, and Yale met to form common rules and establish the Intercollegiate Football Association. At this time, the number of players was