This document provides a history of soccer, beginning with its origins in ancient civilizations around the world. It describes how early ball games evolved into modern soccer in Europe. Key developments included the establishment of rules in England in 1863 and the rapid spread of the sport internationally in the late 1800s. The document concludes with an overview of the basic rules and terminology of soccer.

1. Soccer
History and Rules

2. Soccer’s Beginnings
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The origin of soccer can be found in every
corner of geography and history.
The Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient
Greek, Persian, Viking, and many more
played a ball game long before our era.
The Chinese played "football" games date
as far back as 3000 years ago.
The Ancient Greeks and the Roman used
football games to sharpen warriors for
battle. In South and Central America a
game called "Tlatchi" once flourished.

3. Ancient Civilizations
and Soccer
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Mesoamerican civilizations also
devised a game played with rubber
balls, which resembled a combination
between soccer, basketball and
volleyball.
The game involved two teams, playing
in a sort of basin dug below ground
level, with baskets strapped in several
locations on the side walls.
The teams would then have to kick
the ball towards these baskets, and
score a goal.

4. Soccer in Europe
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As we go forward on the history of
soccer timeline, we notice that the
game has gradually entered European
territory, Europe being the place
where modern day soccer will start in
several centuries.
Middle age soccer is covered in a
combination of myth and historical
facts.
One popular form of the game (Mob
soccer) involved entire villages or
towns and was rather chaotic.

5. Soccer in Europe (cont.)
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The teams could have unlimited players,
as long as they were from the same
village or town. Both teams had to kick
the ball towards specific landmarks, and
defend their own.
To add more chaos, the ball was made out
of inflated pigs' bladders, or leather skins
stuffed with all sorts of materials.
Picture two masses of people running
towards a poor pig bladder ball, kicking,
stomping, punching and pushing each
other in the attempt to kick the object to
some area.

6. Soccer in Europe (cont.)
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In medieval France, a game called "La
Choule" was usually played in town
gatherings, such as just after Sunday
church, or on special occasions or
holidays.
The game itself looked like a
combination of soccer, handball,
hockey, baseball and kickboxing, since
the players of each team had to strike
the ball into the opponent's goal, using
whatever means necessary and
whatever accessories necessary.
For example, one record shows that
players were allowed to use sticks or
clubs to hit the ball around, although it
wasn't always the ball that got hit.

7. History Continued
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The game was violent in
nature and I assume there
were plenty occasions where
the after-church Choule
match ended up with another
trip to the church to confess
some violent sins.
In England, the game was
surrounded by an aura of
violence and was considered a
dangerous and sinful game.
As such, it was banned in
1314 by Nicholas de
Farndone, the Mayor of
London.

8. Soccer Grows Popular
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Despite this ban, soccer became to
grow in medieval England and it was
not long that it was introduced in
English public schools in order to
keep young boys fit.
Since soccer was growing strong in
English public schools, the idea of
having an organized tournament
sparked in the 19th century.

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In 1862, a solicitor by the name of Cobb
Morley, formed a semi-professional soccer
club in Barnes, called the Barnes Club.
Cobb Morley is rightfully considered the
father of soccer, but that's not just
because he was the one to spark the idea
of the Soccer Association.
He also drew up the Laws of the Game,
probably the most important document
in the history of soccer, since it held all
the official rules around which the game
would be played.

10. Soccer Becomes Official
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Cobb Morley's rules were accepted by the
Soccer Association on the 8th of December,
1863 and have since stood as the game's
constitution, although they were slightly
modified throughout time to meet the needs of
modern soccer.
It only took around 3 decades after the first
official rules of soccer were laid down by Cobb
Morley and the English Football Association
and the game was already wide spread
throughout Europe, Australia and the
Americas.

11. The Rules of Soccer
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There are 11
players for each
team.
All players wear
shin guards to in
order to protect
their shins.
The goalkeeper is
the only player
who can get the
ball with his hands.

12. Soccer Rules
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A goal is scored when
the whole of the ball
passes over the goal
line, between the
goalposts and under
the crossbar,
provided that no
faults has been
committed previously
by the team scoring
the goal.

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The team scoring
the greater number
of goals during the
match is the
winner.
If both team are tied
at the end of
regulation, the
match will be
recorded as a tie
during regular the
regular season.

14. The Soccer Field

15. Penalty kick
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Penalty Kick is
when a player
commits any foul
within his own
Penalty box.

16. Corner kick
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Corner kick is
when the ball
goes out of
bounds over the
end line and was
last touched by
the defending
team.

17. Cards
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Yellow card:
indicates caution.
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A player who
receives 2 Yellow
Cards is given a
Red Card.
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Red card: the
player must
leave the field
and he can’t play
the next game.

18. Slide Tackle
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When a defender
slides on the
ground and kick
the ball away
from the player.

19. The Players
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A. goalkeeper
B. left fullback
C. right fullback
D. center back
E. left back
F. right back
G. left midfield
H. right midfield
I. left forward
J. center forward
K. right forward

20. Spanish Words for Playing
Soccer
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Fuera de lugar –
offsides
tiro de esquina corner kick
tiro libre - free kick
falta - foul
penal - penalty
lateral - throw in
saque del arco - goal
kick
delantero - forward
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portero - goalkeeper
se fue - the ball went out
mano - handball (literally
means "hand")
empujon - push
pelota - ball
mediocampista - midfielder
defensor - defender
cruze - cross
cabezazo - header

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Toque - pass it back
Hay que bajar or baja - guys we need to get downfield and
defend more or specifically you need to go help out
downfield.
Dos - when two teamates are running towards a loose ball
and one needs to ease off so as to avoid a mishaps.
Centro - cross it in
Solo - no pressure is on you so go ahead and shoot it or
dribble it upfield
¡Te llegan! - man on!
Calmado - don't rush your passing or dribbling
Tiro- shoot it
Marca - defend your nearest or assigned oppenent
Entrale - tackle your opponent now or apply pressure
Pásame la pelota – pass me the ball