There are many sports out there to play. They all have their history and every person has their own sport they like the most. One of these sports is soccer, and people might be surprised to know that it has the most viewers of any other sport. Soccer has grown to be the most popular sport in the world, and many things about the game of soccer have evolved, including the ball, shoes, and the rules of the game. Have you ever asked yourself where did soccer come from? Soccer has been around for quite a while now actually. Records trace the history of soccer back more than 2,000 years ago to ancient China. Greece,Rome, and parts of Central America also claim to have started the sport, but it was England that created soccer (“The History”). More
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It was mostly played in England although soccer began to move towards Europe. While it had started to look like modern soccer by this time, there were still no rules, so the sport was violent and players could basically do whatever they wanted during the game (“A Brief History”). Soccer was a brutal sport; there were injuries in almost every game. Because of these injuries, people from higher classes began to dislike the sport (“A Brief History”). Later soccer was banned in England due to the injuries and dislike of the sport of people from high social classes. Anyone who was caught playing soccer were putting themselves at risk of going to prison (“A Brief History”). It sounds crazy for soccer to be banned, but King Edward supported the upper class people and banned soccer even though it was unfair to everyone who loved the sport. Nevertheless, many people continued to play soccer even when it was banned.They did not care if they went to prison; to them soccer was a passion something they loved (“A Brief History”). After a few years, soccer started growing more and more and became so popular that it was not banned anymore. Ideas of tournaments started to spread, but it was impossible to have them without any rules (“A Brief …show more content…
As the sport became more popular they made more rules (“The History”). Although there was a certain man who created the rules. A man named Ebenezer Cobb Morley from England, called a meeting for many soccer clubs to make the official soccer rules. On December 8th, 1863 the official rules of soccer were made (“A Brief History”). The creation of rules made a big impact in soccer. This meant that there was going to be no more playing unfair. Tripping, shoving, and grabbing the ball with your hands were not the only rules made. To make the game more interesting there were more rules made such as the penalty kick, throw in, offsides, number of players, and the need of a referee. The penalty kick was introduced in 1881 (“The History”). Any fouls committed within the penalty area is a direct penalty shot. When a penalty kick is taken the other players stand outside of the penalty area (“Soccer Rules”). Red cards and yellow cards were also part of the new rules. In 1970 red and yellow cards were introduced. Any foul committed was a yellow card, more serious fouls like tackles from the back would be a red card (“The History”). One of the most confusing rules of soccer would be the offsides rule. To be offsides players need to be closer to the goal line than bother the ball and the 2nd last opponent (“Soccer Rules”). If caught being offsides it does not matter if the player scores, the goal will not count. A throw in is just as important. When the
It was mostly played in England although soccer began to move towards Europe. While it had started to look like modern soccer by this time, there were still no rules, so the sport was violent and players could basically do whatever they wanted during the game (“A Brief History”). Soccer was a brutal sport; there were injuries in almost every game. Because of these injuries, people from higher classes began to dislike the sport (“A Brief History”). Later soccer was banned in England due to the injuries and dislike of the sport of people from high social classes. Anyone who was caught playing soccer were putting themselves at risk of going to prison (“A Brief History”). It sounds crazy for soccer to be banned, but King Edward supported the upper class people and banned soccer even though it was unfair to everyone who loved the sport. Nevertheless, many people continued to play soccer even when it was banned.They did not care if they went to prison; to them soccer was a passion something they loved (“A Brief History”). After a few years, soccer started growing more and more and became so popular that it was not banned anymore. Ideas of tournaments started to spread, but it was impossible to have them without any rules (“A Brief …show more content…
As the sport became more popular they made more rules (“The History”). Although there was a certain man who created the rules. A man named Ebenezer Cobb Morley from England, called a meeting for many soccer clubs to make the official soccer rules. On December 8th, 1863 the official rules of soccer were made (“A Brief History”). The creation of rules made a big impact in soccer. This meant that there was going to be no more playing unfair. Tripping, shoving, and grabbing the ball with your hands were not the only rules made. To make the game more interesting there were more rules made such as the penalty kick, throw in, offsides, number of players, and the need of a referee. The penalty kick was introduced in 1881 (“The History”). Any fouls committed within the penalty area is a direct penalty shot. When a penalty kick is taken the other players stand outside of the penalty area (“Soccer Rules”). Red cards and yellow cards were also part of the new rules. In 1970 red and yellow cards were introduced. Any foul committed was a yellow card, more serious fouls like tackles from the back would be a red card (“The History”). One of the most confusing rules of soccer would be the offsides rule. To be offsides players need to be closer to the goal line than bother the ball and the 2nd last opponent (“Soccer Rules”). If caught being offsides it does not matter if the player scores, the goal will not count. A throw in is just as important. When the