There is not much known about the origin of soccer. The earliest soccer dates from about 200 in China, where a form of the game was played to show the ability of players to dribble a leather ball. The Greeks and Romans played football and ball kicking games. Their soccer variation permitted carrying the ball.

The modern day soccer got its start in England. After beheading a Danish bandit, they used his head as the first soccer ball

The first soccer club was formed in Sheffield, England in 1857. In October in 1863, in London, 11 clubs met and formed the Football Association. This laid the foundation for 140 modern national associations. As the time passed the word association was abbreviated to assoc., which became the word soccer. The game's common name in North America. Only in the United States is the game referred to as Soccer, we are blamed for the slang corruption of the word association. Outside the United States, the sport is commonly called FUTBOL in Spanish speaking countries. However, the official name of the sport is association football.

. In 1365 however, King Edward III banned soccer because of its excessive violence and he felt that it also took too much time away from archery practice. The heads had been used for target practice but were now being used as balls. But the game became too popular to stop.

Soccer is a free flowing

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