sport

1. Ses 10
Sports&Society
Xavier Carmaniu Mainadé

3. In Occidental society…
Greece and Rome had ball sports.
(Greek Relief )
CALCIO FIORENTINO
s. XVI in Florence (Italy)
Very violent.
http://youtu.be/sKpHw75ZfV8

4. … and in Oriental society
CUJU
Started: II BC – II AD, China.
It was practiced during many
centuries.
Influence from Korea and Japan
(Kemari)
http://youtu.be/qoncJpeAPBY
KEMARI
Started 644 AD (rules of
XIIIth century), Japan.
http://youtu.be/FkzJSosn
6Os

5. England: crib of soccer
 Ball sports have been practiced
since 9th century.
 Young people played ball sports
in London during 13th century.
 Holliganism already existed: 1303
an Oxford Univ student died
after playing against irish
students.
 Ball games appeared in different
texts during 14th century.
 During 15th century there were
texts describing the playing
environment (squares,, fields
near churches…)
Ball games became very popular.
There weren’t rules like there are
nowadays.

6. The birth of modern soccer
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY RULES
3 versions : 1848, 1856,
1863.
SHEFFIELD RULES
Sheffield College (1858) (one
could grab the ball with their
hands. And running wasn’t
allowed.
1863, MEETING IN
FREEMASON’S TAVERN
AND CREATED:

7. FIRST COMPETITIONS
 1871, the Wanderers won
the first trophy.
 30-11-1872, the first
international game was
played:
 England – Scotland: 0-0.
 1888-89: first english
league.
 Preston North End F.C.
won

8. People from all around the world play soccer…
why?

10. Soccer grew with the Empire

11. And thanks to transportion systems
Soccer appeared where there was a
port or train station

13. RECREATIVO DE HUELVA,
oldest club of spanish soccer

14.  Huelva was a mining region.
 Mines of Ríotinto.
 Since 1873 british engineers
have been workin there.
 Saturday evening they
would play soccer.
 December, 29th 1889 The
Huelva Recreation Club was
created.
 Wilhelm Sundheim.
 Dr. Alejandro Mckay.
 1903 the name changed to
Recreativo de Huelva
(“Recre”).
Wilhelm Sundheim

15. PALAMÓS C.F.,
the first club founded by natives

16. The sea is the protagonist
The 3rd most important port in Catalonia (comercial, cork, fishing, and tourism).

17.  Founder: Gaspar Matas.
 Family of comercial agents
in the port.
 1898 he returned from the
UK (study abroad): bought
a ball and a pair of cleats.
 Started to play on the
beach with his friends..
 Also in the facilities of the
cork factories.
 First game: Palamós 2 –
English sailors 1.
Inscription in the tunnel of the
dressing rooms (in catalana):
“REMEMBER THAT YOU WEAR THE COAT
OF ARMS FROM THE FIRST CATALAN
SOCCER CLUB.
Wear it with pride.
Long live Palamós”.