2006-06-11 21:50:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
In medieval England there used to be a chaotic game which football is based on - all the yokels would kick a sheep's bladder around the place from one end of the village to the other.
However, other countries developed their own game involving kicking a ball so it's hard to say where it definitively started.
2006-06-11 21:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by Roxy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Football's origins has been disputed. From ancient china, to the aztecs to medieval England, there is evidence of games involving kicking objects about a playing area, so there is no stern answer.
However the modern incarnation of football we all know and love today is generally regarded and acknowledged as an English creation. This is because the rules of football were laid down formally in England in the mid-19th century. Fifa (the governing body acknowledges England as the birthplace of football)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cambridge_Rules
So historically football's origins are up for dispute, but the modern rules of the game are English in origin.
hope that helps
2006-06-18 23:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by tominator1uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soccer (known as football in many parts of the world):
"Not much is known about the origin of soccer, however, football and ball kicking games were played by the ancient Greeks and Romans."
Amerian Football:
"Derived from the English game of rugby, American football was started in 1879 with rules instituted by Walter Camp, player and coach at Yale University."
2006-06-12 04:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
football started in medieval times when two villages would play against each other. the aim of the game was to get the 'Ball' to the other teams village. this game was played across miles and was a cross between football and rugby, only it was much more violent than the modern games.
over time this game got refined into football and rugby.
2006-06-12 04:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by drunkredneck45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was England until last year but this year science they find out they were playing football long time ago in China
2006-06-12 05:01:46 · answer #5 · answered by behzad43blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure of the year, but early cavemen use to kick around an animals bladder filled with wet moss! They used all parts of an animal, even for entertainment!
2006-06-12 04:56:17 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truthfully - the Aztecs. Showed a special on Discovery years back. They had a ball throw it back and forth etc...
2006-06-12 04:54:42 · answer #7 · answered by STARLITE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chinese used to play a game like footy with the decapitated heads of their enemy.
2006-06-12 07:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by badgerbeetle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chinese invented it in 2 BC. I already read it myself before, but if you don't believe me, I can give you this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football#History
2006-06-12 05:02:42 · answer #9 · answered by Kizz . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
china 18cnt
2006-06-12 04:57:04 · answer #10 · answered by issa i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋