Were did football (soccer) all begin? you may think Brazil, but no, England had the first organization that put together a football league. The organization was called simply the football association or FA. This may sound familiar because England still has its prized FA cup tournament were not only the professionals play in but also the semi-professionals. There are many different forms of football dating as far back as 3,000 yr.s to the Chinese. Their version was the player had to kick the ball through a small net while being beaten by other people. Even ancient Greece played a version of football. The object was to dribble the ball across the other persons boundary line. The game was played on a rectangular field with a line marking the half. Football has become a necessity in almost every country around the world. Riots and murders have been caused by this sport and unity brought on by the sport.Baseball is Americas favorite past time but "the Beautiful game" is the worlds favorite past time.
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