History of Football

Football is the most popular sport in the world and sees opposing teams of 11 players try to score goals primarily by use of the feet.

By whom, where and when was Football invented?

Football has its roots in ancient China while the modern version of the game began on the streets of medieval England. Neighbouring towns would play each other in games where a heaving mass of players would struggle to drag a pig’s bladder by any means possible to markers at either end of town.

English football’s governing body, the Football Association, codified the laws of the game in 1863.