History of Football

ootball is also known as association football or soccer. The
game is played across the globe in more than 200 countries
by 250 million players. The sport is tremendously prevalent
among the people; children and adults and is also deemed to
be the most exciting games. The more famous and prestigious
matches attract up to 100,000 people and more besides the
millions who are glued to their television sets. It is one of the
most popular games in the world. There are different forms of
football which can be known in history, normally prevalent as
the peasant games. Modern ciphers of football can be traced
back to the nineteenth century when the systemization of
games happened at English public schools. Football spread
outside the boundaries of Britain as the British Empire
expanded their area of rule. By the end of 19th century the
distinctive regional code were emergent: for instance Gaelic
football intentionally integrated the rules of local traditional
football games to uphold their heritage. The Football League
was founded in England in 1888, which was also the first of
many professional football competitions. By 20th century many
football associations were formed and became some of the
most popular team sports of the world.