HISTORY OF FOOTBALL The history of football is interesting as well as exciting‚ from the first forms of the game ever played‚ to the multi million dollar organizations of today. The game continues to evolve and change with the times. Football is a sport that evolved from many different games. Football is mainly known as a different form of rugby or soccer‚ but there is more to the origin of the game than just those two sports. Football games were played around the world before the game was
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History of Football - The Origins The contemporary history of the world’s favourite game spans more than 100 years. It all began in 1863 in England‚ when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport’s first governing body. Both codes stemmed from a common root and both have a long and intricately branched ancestral tree. A search down the centuries reveals at least half a dozen different games
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A Brief History of the Game Football’s Early Beginnings Football (as well as rugby and soccer) are believed to have descended from the ancient Greek game of harpaston. Harpaston is mentioned frequently in classical literature‚ where it is often referred to as a “very rough and brutal game“. The rules of this ancient sport were quite simple: Points were awarded when a player would cross a goal line by either kicking the ball‚ running with it across the goal line‚ or throwing it across
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As I walked out on to the football field on a good Thursday night‚ I have never realized how much I love football until the first game. High School football is completely different than youth football in good ways. I have learned a lot from football such as teamwork‚ responsibility‚ and it allows me a frustration outlet. Playing the sport of football teaches athletes team work. Athletes learn how to get along with their teammates. For example‚ let’s say you play offensive line‚ you have to be able
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Football in England Bill Shankly‚ Liverpool manager on football: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much‚ much more important than that.” General facts:- national sport in the United Kingdom -over 40‚000 association football clubs‚ England has more clubs than any other country - played in English schools since at least 1581 -modern global game of Football was first codified in 1863 in London -UK is
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Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706; he was an author‚ diplomat‚ American printer‚ philosopher‚ and scientist. He contributed to two different things. They are the American Revolution and the new form of federal government. Benjamin grew up in Boston‚ with his sixteen other siblings. When he was fifteen years old‚ he delivered newspapers during the day and wrote articles for the newspapers at night. But‚ in 1792‚ James Franklin was in prison for writing an offensive article‚ and was mistaken under
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Racism in Football Football is one the biggest and most popular sports in the world. It has grown rapidly from a small sport originally played by the Romans and Greeks to a worldwide hobby. However‚ it could be suggested that with the growing problem that is racism‚ football is becoming known as a sport for hooligans. This aggressive attitude is ever present amongst the fans and players alike and this is not how football should be. Why is racism is football a big issue? With recent cases such as
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American Football vs European Football Football = foot + ball. How could a word so simple be so ambiguous? One could only imagine the word football to mean usage of the feet to maneuver some sort of ball. And this is true‚ in one type of “football” - European football. Football played all over Europe involves people literally kicking a ball with their feet into a net. But when referring to football in America‚ the game has nothing to do with kicking‚ or even feet. American football is actually
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The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football. Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in Britain in the mid-19th century‚ in which a football is kicked at a goal and/or run over a line. American football resulted from several major divergences from rugby‚ most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp‚ considered the "Father of American Football". Among these important changes were the introduction of
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and manners which should be followed by a player when playing any sport. Simple aspects like following the rules of the game‚ respecting your own teammates‚ opponents and the officials‚ and playing fair is quite a major part of a game. “Some people define good sportsmanship as the ‘golden rule’ of sports — in other words‚ treating the people you play with and against as you would like to be treated yourself. You demonstrate good sportsmanship when you show respect for yourself‚ your teammates‚ and
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