The document provides a history of soccer/football from its origins thousands of years ago to the modern game. It discusses early versions of the game that were played in China and Japan centuries BC, the Greek and Roman versions, and how the English helped popularize the game during the Middle Ages. It then covers the establishment of the Football Association in 1863 to standardize rules, the spread of the game internationally, and the founding of FIFA to govern international competition. The modern game involves two teams of 11 players using tactics like dribbling, passing, and shooting to score goals within the boundaries of the field.

1. HISTORY OF FOOTBALL

2. Soccer – also known as football, is played
with 11 players each o two opposing
teams. The players kick the ball around
while attempting to get the ball into the
opponents goal.

3. BIRTH OF THE GAME
• It is a centuries-old game
• It was born in 1863 in England- twin brothers-
Rugby and Association Football
• Tracking down the pages of History of the
game, it is found that 1000 years back, people
were happy kicking the ball
•

4. JOURNEY THROUGH THE HISTORY
of the game
Calendar of Events of the game:
• 2nd & 3rd century B.C.in China, known as Tsu'
Chu
• Leather ball filled with feathers and hair
kicked through an opening, measuring only
30-40cm in width, into a small net fixed onto
long bamboo canes as part of a military
exercise

6. DIFFERENT VERSIONS
• Another form of the game, also originating
from the Far East, was the Japanese Kemari
• It began some 500-600 years later and is still
played today
• Standing in a circle, the players had to pass
the ball to each other, in a relatively small
space, trying not to let it touch the ground

8. The ball in different courts
• The Greek 'Episkyros' was much livelier, as was
the Roman 'Harpastum'.
• The latter was played out with a smaller ball by
two teams on a rectangular field marked by
boundary lines and a centre line.
• The objective was to get the ball over the
opposition's boundary lines and as players passed
it between themselves, trickery was the order of
the day.
• The game remained popular for 700-800 years,
but, although the Romans took it to Britain with
them, the use of feet was so small as to scarcely
be of consequence.

9. Episkyros
Harpastum

10. Soccer in the Imperial Roman Soil
• The Ancient Romans were enjoying another
version of football.
• Soccer in Ancient Rome has no rules,
strategies, or tactics.
• It was played by 54 players (27 on each team)
whose only aim is to get the ball to the
opposing team’s goal.
• It became so popular that it was included in
the early Olympics

11. Soccer during the Middle Ages
• The English in general were the ones who kept
the tradition of football alive during the
Middle Ages
• In the the mid-14th Century England, it was
called the ‘Mob Football’
• It was played by an unlimited number of
players
• It was played in the streets & turned towns
into giant pitches

12. Glimpses of the game in the mid-14th
century England

13. Creation of the Football Association
• The fierceness & lack of rules prevented the
game from being played in schools, despite its
popularity
• In the 1860s many football clubs were born
with their own rules which resulted in
disputes when played in inter-club matches
• The Football Association was formed in 1863
to resolve this problem

14. Birth of FIFA
• From England, it easily spread to other
European countries such as Spain, France, the
Netherlands, and Sweden.
• These countries helped form the Governing
Body of Football, FIFA to oversee the
International games
• It became known as football, futbol, futebol,
and fussbol in different countries but in the
United States it became known as soccer.

15. The Football field

16. The Game in a nutshell
• The modern version is played between two teams of
11 players each, using a round ball which players kick
up and down the playing field
• The teams try to kick the ball into the other team’s
goal
• A Football stadium

17. Some Football Celebrities
Lionel Messi
Argentine Footballer
Christiano Ronaldo
Portuguese Footballer
Paul Pogba
French Footballer

18. Game Basics
Kickoff – The kickoff is used to begin play at the start of a
game, second half, each new period, and after a goal
has been scored.
Dribbling – To maintain control of the ball and advance it
before passing off to a teammate or shooting on
goal. The ball is advanced by pushing with the instep of
the foot.
Trapping – The purpose of a trap is to deflect a moving ball
and bring it under control so that it may be
advanced or passed. A trap should result in the ball
dropping near your feet so that you have
control of the ball. Most traps are with the feet although
other body parts are often used.

19. Clearing - An attempt to get the ball out of a
opponents scoring position.
Heading – To properly head the ball a player should
keep his/her eyes up, position yourself under the
ball, and allow the ball to meet your hairline.
Using this technique the player can see the ball and
direct it either into the goal or to a teammate in
the form of a pass.
Throw-in – When a ball is kicked out of bounds the
opposing team is awarded the ball in the form of a
throw–in. A player from the opposing team must
throw the ball back into play from out of bounds
using a two-handed overhead throw while keeping
both feet in contact with the ground.

20. Message of the game for life

21. The End
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