The history of soccer 14 Articles

by Matthew Adams

The game of Football (or Soccer) has a rich history unrivalled by most other sports. This history, generally great, occasionally tragic, has created the game's tournaments, traditions and culture that have made the sport....read more

by Luiz Bravim

Game for English elite becomes Global Phenomenon When FIFA president Sepp Blatter visited Asia in 2004, there was a worldwide gasp at his remark that China was the birthplace of soccer. Although his pandering t...read more

by Paul Curtis

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A.F.C. It's difficult sometimes amidst the glitz and glamour of the premiership to remember that the vast majority of clubs have more red ink on their bank statements than black. Many teams, some ...read more

by Jeremy Orbell

With the England football team embarking on a new era under Italian coach Fabio Capello, I am minded to post an article written prior to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Ever the one for superstitions I was prepared to look ...read more

by F.Hirz

The history of soccer can be dated back to China, not the way we know it now, it started with a leather ball being dribbled and kicked. The Greeks and Romans also had their own version, which permitted the ball to be carr...read more

by Simon Wright

The sport of Association Football dates back to 1848, which is when the first formal set of rules were drawn up. However, the origins of the sport can be traced right back to Roman times. The Romans introduced the spor...read more

by Stefano Di Lorenzo

First of all, I want to apologize to the girls reading this article, because what I am going to tell is a story about about football. It might be the only thing they dont quite get about guys (in Europe at least): why are ...read more

by Sammy Stein

Oh how I wish - that soccer were history I mean! Now, I know I should not be a spoil sport but really! A group of grown men started kicking around a leather filled bag (filled with what I ask!). Then, to introduce competi...read more

by Carol Wohlfeil

The History of Soccer Soccer, more commonly referred to as Football in most European and Eastern countries, is a ball-kicking game that has its roots in ancient times. The earliest recorded evi...read more

by Will Kester

I never played soccer. I never even saw a soccer game until I was an adult. We had football, basketball, baseball, and volleyball. What did we need soccer for, anyway? Now, it is mainstream in American children's s...read more

by Hassan Mohamed Ali

Soccer's origin is unclear, because game similar to it were played around the world in ancient times. Most historians agree, however, that a game much like modern soccer was first played in Derby, England around 217 A.D. ...read more

by ktarcus

Soccer has come a long way from the kicking of a vanquished opponents head on the field of battle to the multi million dollar game it is today! Various countries lay claim to the origins of the game but it was in England,...read more

by Nicole Hawley

One of the earliest forms of soccer in which players has been traced as far back to 1004 B.C. in Japan. The Munich Ethnological Museum in Germany has a Chinese text from approximately 50 B.C. that mentions games very simi...read more

by John Bowie

Soccer was really created during the second part of the 19th century in England, most recreational sports saw a surge at this time. This was due mostly to the Industrial Revolution, which had a draw for people to be in cit...read more