Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the whole world. It is mainly played in Europe and one of the best Soccer Clubs are located in England. Find out some new facts about soccer that you didn't know about before!!
Some suggest that soccer was invented in 2500 BC during the time when Greeks, Chinese and Egyptians all appeared to take part in feet based games involving a ball. Soccer is more than 100 years old. It began in 1863 in England. Primitive football was more organized and violent than it is now. Now Soccer players wear shin guards to protect their shins from serious injuries. King Edward the III, of England banned soccer in 1365 because of the growth of violence during the game and military indulgence in the sport.
Soccer was invented in 1863 in Britain and became a very popular sport when it first started. It was also created in Japan but was called the Japanese Kenari and was started 500-600 years after soccer got designed. The objective of the game was to stand in a circle and pass the ball without letting it touch the ground. Another type of soccer was the Greek Episkyros which was much livelier than soccer. Also there was a game called Roman Harpastum which was almost similar to Greek Episkyros. The game was played with 2 teams, a ball smaller than a soccer ball, a rectangular field marked with boundary lines and centerlines. The objective was to get the ball over the opposition team boundary. The game remained popular for 700-800 years until the Romans took it to Britain.
Soccer which was formed in England is played globally. In Europe and America, soccer is a very popular sport. F.I.F.A stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Jules Rimet of France was the person who thought of doing the F.I.F.A. He innovated the idea FIFA World Cup in 1920's to make all the world's strongest national soccer teams to compete with each other and whichever team wins the tournament gets the World Champion Title. The tournament was started in 1930. The timeline: 1930= Uruguay , 1934= Italy, 1938= France, 1950= Brazil or Brasil, 1954= Switzerland, 1958= Sweden, 1962= Chile, 1966=England, 1970= Mexico, 1974= Germany, 1978= Argentina, 1982= Spain or Espana, 1986= Mexico, 1990= Italy, 1994= USA, 1998= France, 2002= Korea and Japan, 2006= Germany, 2010= South Africa, 2014= Brazil or Brasil, 2018= Russia, 2022= Qatar. The most world cup titles goes to Brazil. Brazil has won 5 titles, Germany has won 4 as well as Italy. Argentina and Uruguay have won 2 titles each. England has won only 1 world cup title. The most recent world cup champion is Germany. That happened in the year 2014 in Brazil or Brasil.
Football is the world's most popular sport in numbers of participants and spectators. Most of the people call soccer football or futbol. The word soccer comes from a slang abbreviation of the word association.
To play soccer, a player needs to fully equipped with his soccer gears and his personal paraphernalia. The foremost important thing to be a player is have a fit body, well toned muscles, regular exercise, and a proper diet. During practice and also in games a player needs to wear his jersey to represent his team and for the sentiment of the team spirit too. Players need to wear shin guards to protect his shins from the ball and also from the other players tackling him. Shins are a vital structure of our body and it is important to safeguard them from any injury. To cover the shins, a player needs to wear socks which should be up to knees. For feet, he needs to have a pair of cleats. Cleats have sharp edgy pointy structure in the sole of the shoes to have a strong grip with the ground. This allows player to run fast and to have a firm grip with the ground.
Along with soccer equipments, a player needs to have his own personal possessions. The main item he needs to have all the time is his water bottle. This is very vital because a player needs to have his body hydrated, since he will be running and he needs to keep his body cool. Goalie's also keep their water bottle by the goal post so that they don't have to go to the sidelines to get a drink of water when they are dehydrated. Medicines are to be carried because if a player gets injured then he can treat his injury before the doctor comes to his assistance.
You know now that Soccer is an extremely popular sport and that anybody can play it. Also, you know about the different types of soccer and some interesting facts about the sport. It has reasonably simple rules and it is fun to watch. Next time you see a soccer ball you could start playing a little with friends and dribble with the soccer ball!!
