what is the ancient country of soccer and in which year soccer become world popular game?
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Well many people think that the british were the first to play football, but as i was reading a book on the game it is said that the chinese were the first to play the game. In the late 1800's the game started spreading and was then the world popular game.
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The word soccer is a colloquial abbreviation of association (from assoc.) and first appeared in the 1880s. The word is sometimes credited to Charles Wreford Brown, an Oxford University student said to have been fond of shortened forms such as brekkers for breakfast and rugger for rugby football. In the late 19th century the word soccer tended to be used only at public schools; most people knew the game simply as football. Today the term association football is rarely used, although some clubs still include Association Football Club (AFC) in their name. The game is sometimes known colloquially as footy; the term footer was also once used but is now obsolete.
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Soccer, game played by two teams on a rectangular field, in which players attempt to knock a round ball through the opponents’ goal, using any part of the body except the hands. Generally, players use their feet and heads as they kick, dribble, and pass the ball toward the goal. One player on each team guards the goal. This player, the goalkeeper, is the only player allowed to touch the ball with the hands while it is in play.\n\nSoccer is a free-flowing game that has relatively few rules and requires little equipment. All that is needed to play is an area of open space and a ball. Much of the world's soccer is played informally, without field markings or real goals. In many places, the game is played barefoot using rolled-up rags or newspapers as a ball. Soccer is the world's most popular sport, played by people of all ages in about 200 countries. The sport has millions of fans throughout the world.\n\nOnly in the United States and Canada is the game referred to as soccer. Outside these countries the sport is commonly called football, or fútbol in Spanish-speaking countries, where the game is particularly popular. The official name of the sport is association football. \n\n****************************************************\n\nHistory of Soccer -\nBefore World Cup Soccer\nThe modern form of soccer originated in England in the early 1830's. The sport grew among working-class communities and was seen as a way of keeping young and energetic kids out of trouble at home and in the school; they could
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The origins of soccer go back way further than 1620, most ancient cultures had some sort of ball game played by it's population. The Mayans for instance were playing a ball game over 3000 years ago!\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame\nOfficially though, FIFA credit the invention to the Chinese. That version however was undoubtly was very different to the modern game, which as noted above, was properly formalised into Association Football in England during the 19th Century
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Soccer, or football as it`s also known(not to be confused with American football)is the most popular sport in the world.You don`t need a written record to realize this.
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Soccer is a fairly new sport in the US.  Other countries have played soccer for decades but the US invented other sports (AKA Football).  Soccer has began to gain popularity though.
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he was 17 years old when he started playing for the national team.the first game was in 1958 World Cup. he was a skinny young kid when he started and injury kept him out for a while. but it didn't take that long that he was the most popular soccer player in his era.
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Different countries in Africa have different popular sports.\n\nEgypt, Morroco, Nigeria, Algeria etc have Football (Soccer)\n\nEthiopia and other close countries have a lot of track and field athletes (mostly in running)\n\nZimbabwe and South Africa are known for their cricket in the region
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The sport is called soccer in the United States and Canada. But in many countries it is called football, the name Americans give to an entirely different game. In Spanish-speaking countries, where the game is especially popular, the name is fútbol. \n\nWHAT IS SOCCER?\n\nSoccer is a game played by two teams on a field that is shaped like a rectangle. Players on one team try to knock a round ball through the other team’s goal. The field they play on is roughly the size of an American football field.\n\nWHAT ARE THE RULES?\n\nEach soccer team has 11 players. The players can use any part of their bodies to hit the ball, except their hands or arms. Players generally use their feet and heads as they kick, dribble, and pass the ball toward the goal. One player on each team guards the goal and tries to prevent the other team from scoring. This player is the goalkeeper, or goalie. The goalkeeper is the only player allowed to touch the ball with the hands while the ball is in play.\n\nThe other players are divided into defenders, midfielders, and forwards. Defenders, also called fullbacks, try to stop the opposing team from reaching the goal with the ball. Forwards, also called strikers, do most of the scoring. Midfielders, or halfbacks, play defense but also try to score.\n\nHOW LONG DOES A GAME LAST?\n\nMost soccer games are 90 minutes long. They have two 45-minute halves divided by a short break, or halftime. Besides halftime, the action stops only when a team scores, a foul is committed, or a player is injured. The official who makes sure the rules are followed is called the referee. The referee can add extra time at the end of each half to make up for time lost during delays.\n\nHOW OLD IS SOCCER?\n\nPeople have played kicking games with balls since ancient times. The modern form of soccer came from Britain. It dates from the 1860s, when the rules were first written down. \n\nBy the late 1800s, British sailors, traders, and soldiers had carried the game all over the world. Professional soccer leagues soon appeared in many countries. Today, almost every country in Europe, North America, and South America has professional soccer leagues. So do many countries in Africa and Asia.\n\nOne country where soccer didn’t grow very fast was the United States. It wasn’t until the 1970s that many Americans began to follow it. After that, the sport took off. Today, millions of Americans play soccer in schools, colleges, and local leagues.\n\nTHE WORLD CUP\n\nThe World Cup is an international soccer tournament held every four years. There is one World Cup tournament for men and another one for women. The World Cup for men is the most popular sporting event in the world. More than a billion people around the world watch the men’s World Cup on television. \n\nThe 1994 men’s World Cup took place in the United States, as did the 1999 women’s World Cup. Both tournaments helped increase the popularity of soccer in the United States.\n\nWHO ARE SOME FAMOUS SOCCER PLAYERS?\n\nMany soccer fans consider the Brazilian forward named Pelé to be the best soccer player of all time. Pelé led Brazil to three World Cup titles, the last one in 1970. He won fame for his amazing ball control and powerful shots.\n\nEnglish player David Beckham is famous for his long, curving shots. An attacking midfielder, Beckham led the English national team to the quarterfinals in the 2002 World Cup.\n\nRonaldo, another Brazilian forward, is known for his great speed and scoring ability. In 2002, Ronaldo scored both goals in the World Cup final, giving Brazil the championship.\n\nThe American player Mia Hamm is considered one of the greatest female players ever. A forward, Hamm is the all-time leading scorer in international soccer. In 1999, she led the United States to the women’s World Cup title.
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Soccer is the term used for the FIFA governed sport in countries like Australia, America, Canada, where they have other sport called football, with other rules.
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Soccer was originally called "association football,"but the existence of the game of American football made differentiation between the sports difficult. Therefore, the term "association football"became known as the word soccer, which is derived from the word assoc. It is the most widely played team game and the most popular spectator sport. It is played by two teams each consisting of 11 men on a rectangular field (110 m x 73 m) having a goal of 7 m wide and 2 m high at either end. At the start of a soccer game, the soccer ball, a spherical leather football, is 27 to 28 inches (69-71 cm) in circumference and 14 to 16 ounces (396-454 grams) in mass. The goalkeeper is the only player that is allowed to handle the ball. The remaining players are permitted kick, dribble, and pass the ball with their feet, head, and trunk. A goal is scored when the ball is sent between the opponent's goalposts.\nSource-Sam
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It's the most popular sport in the world.  However, it is really known as football around the world.  American's named it soccer because, well they needed a silly name to call it, since they had a sport named football that really doesn't make sense to call it football.
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Soccer is the most popular game in the world because anyone can participate in it! The game can be played by poor and rich, you do not need a certain amount of money in order to play or observe this great sport. Soccer is a game of passion and a game and of hope. Soccer is the sport of the people! Soccer is a game that unites countries on the field and does not see political beliefs. Soccer is simply the a tradition.
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football (soccer) and the largest sporting organization in the world. Its headquarters are in Zürich, Switzerland, and its current president is Sepp Blatter.
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Soccer is a wordplay on the word association as in the following text:\n\n"Soccer" was originally called "association football" during the formation of the Football Association in England in the 1860s. This was to maintain a distinction from the other football game being organised in England at the same time based on the handling codes, whilst Association Football conformed to the dribbling codes. The other football came to be known as "rugby" football, named after the Rugby School in England.
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Not one country.\nGames revolving around the kicking of a ball have been played in many countries through history. The earliest documented version is the Mesoamerica ballgame, played by the Olmec as early as 1500 BCE. The Chinese game Cuju is mentioned in military manuals from the time of the Qin Dynasty (255–206 BCE).[3] Other ancient ball games include kemari in Japan and the Roman game Harpastum. Various forms of mob football were played in mediæval Europe, though rules varied greatly by both period and location.\nThe modern game developed in England following the formation of the Football Association, whose 1863 set of rules created the foundations for the way the sport is played today.
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I really want to help you since it's my background. Here's some info from the book 'Sports' The Complete visual Reference':\n "It roots back to antiquity (called sphaira by the Greeks and ollis by the Romans); in Renaissance Italy, a more elaborate version, calcio, was played. Soccer as we know it today was invented in England in the mid 19th century (1848). The first club, Sheffield Football Club, was formed in 1863, and the first competition, the Football Association (FA) Challenge Cup, was organized in 1842. The Federation international de football association (FIFA) was founded in 1904. A demonstration sport in the Olympics of 1900 and 1904, soccer became an official Olympic event in 1908. Soccer is universal because its equipment and rules are simple and because of global coverage of the World Cup. No other international event is followed so closely, due mainly to television broadcasting of matches since 1958. (1.7 billion viewers watched the France-Brazil final in 1998). Today, 203 countries are FIFA members."\n\nHope this helps for some history. I have a lot more information I can give you, but my fingers for now are tired of typing. Anyways, you can write me at lasorna@hotmail.com and subject: 'I need Soccer Info' and I'll respond. I hope you do an excellent job on your project. Good Luck.