History of Football Association

-Football History-

Football is a sport that uses balls made of rubber and can be played with two teams, each team must have 11 main players and several substitutes.

In the game of football, each team has a coach whose goal is to form a formation so that they can score as many goals as possible against their opponents.

There is another opinion that the term in football is a game where the ball can be kicked or put into the opponent’s goal.

The winner in soccer can be known where the team that puts the most balls against the opponent is deemed the winner.

In English, football is called football, in the United States it is called Soccer.

The term soccer game consists of 2 words, namely:

Football, which means stepping on foot.
Ball, which means playing a round or round thing made of leather or rubber.

The history of the game of football began in China from the 2nd and 3rd century BC.

During the Han Dynasty, people played a game of soccer by dribbling the ball into a small net to insert the ball by kicking it.

In Japan this game is called Kemari. Furthermore, in Italy, the game by dribbling and kicking a ball is also popular with the people, especially in the 16th century.

After the stipulation of football regulations in England, the game of football began to develop and became a favorite sport in various circles.

In some matches, the game of football caused a lot of violence during the competition, so that in 1365 King Edward decided where to ban the game of football. This was also supported by King James of Scotland.

Along with this incident, there was a clear separation between football and rugby.

Right in 1869, regulations by using hands to carry the ball began to be prohibited in the game of football.

Until the 1800s, the sport of football began to be spread by British sailors, traders and soldiers to various parts of the world.

In 1940, began to form the highest association of world football, namely FIFA.

With the establishment of FIFA for the world’s football organization, competitions were started in various countries of the world. And that is what makes the game of football more and more popular today.

According to the history of football that has been traced, this game started in the ancient civilizations of Rome, China and Greece.

Prior to the existence of current football rules, football games were played by dribbling the ball towards a target by the players.

In the middle of the century, the game of soccer began to be played with an unlimited number of players. The ball at that time was made of animal skin, or also using intestines.

when in the 20th century, the sport of football began to have rules that were formalized to create a game that could be enjoyed by people all over the world.

With the current football regulations, of course, there are many developments that have occurred.

Today’s football is modern football that has followed official regulations.

Players are required to know every rule and also be able to master the technique of playing soccer reliably so they can play well.