History of Football

In a military document mentioned football was first played in China by the name of tsu chu in the year 5000 BC, exactly in the Tsin dynasty. Initially, at the time football was originally used to physically train the soldiers of the kingdom. However, because it is considered fun, then not only the royal family members who play it, but also the people throughout China.

Meanwhile, according to Bill Murray, an expert on the history of football, in his book The World Game: A History of Soccer, football has been played since the beginning of AD. At that time, people in the era of Ancient Egypt are familiar with carrying and kicking a ball game are made from bundles of linen. History of Ancient Greece also noted there is a game called episcuro, using a ball game. The evidence is reflected in the reliefs on the walls of the museum which depicts a young boy holding a round ball and play it with the thigh.

In Japan also known games such as "tsu-chu" around 500-600 years later, although not as competitive as in China. In Greece also known sport called football pre "episkyros", also in Rome, people familiar with the game "harpastum" is a game with small ball.

Many theories about who was initially carrying out this football game. But certainly, the English began to refine its development so subtle as it is today. Initiative began in 1963, when eleven clubs in London held a meeting to menjernikan chaos by making a series of fundamental rules to regulate the subsequent matches.

And on October 26, the first Football Association was born. Aftermath of that meeting was the release of Rugby in the meeting because the group refused to rule against penginjakan, penendangan shins and run / carry the ball. Finally on December 8, 1863, the official Rugby mengurdurkan themselves and both running on their own.



The origins of the history of the emergence of sport and football is still contentious. Some of the documents explained that football was born since Roman times, partly explain the football comes from China. FIFA as world football's governing body formally declared that football was born from mainland China that originated from a game of Chinese society until the 2nd century BC to the 3rd. The sport was known as "tsu chu".

In one military document mentioning, in the year 206 BC, during the reign of Tsin and Han Dynasty, Chinese society has played a ball called tsu chu. Tsu itself means "hit the ball with the foot". while chu, meaning "a ball of skin and no content". The game ball when it uses a ball made of animal skins, with the rules and enter it kicking and herded into a net stretched between two poles.

Version of the ancient history of the football the other country comes from Japan, since the 8th century, the people there already know the game ball. The people there call it by: Come here. While the ball used is a buckskin, but the middle is a hole and filled with air.

According to Bill Murray, a football historian, in his book The World Game: A History of Soccer, football game has been known since the beginning of AD. At that time, people are familiar with Ancient Egypt and kicking techniques to bring the ball made of linen cloth bundle.

The other side of history is in Ancient Greece also know a game called episcuro, is nothing but a game using balls. Evidence of this history is depicted in the reliefs museum that depicts a young boy holding a ball and play with her thighs.

The history of modern soccer and has received recognition from various parties, its origin from England, who played in the mid-19th century at the schools. 1857 embryo's first football club in the world, namely: Sheffield Football Club. This club is an association of school to pursue a football game.

In 1863, established the association of English football, who named the Football Association (FA). The agency which issued a regulation game of football, so football became more orderly, organized, and enjoyable audience.

Subsequently in 1886 formed another entity that issued the regulations as modern football world, namely: the International Football Association Board (IFAB). IFAB formed by the English FA to the Scottish Football Association, Football Association of Wales, and the Irish Football Association in Manchester, England.

History of football more and tested until now IFAB is the body that issued the regulations on the game of soccer, both on game techniques, terms and duties of the referee, even until the transfer movement of the player.