When was football invented?

In analyzing this fact in this article, we’ll also talk about where football was invented.

Football history is a very complex one, but what is it you really need to know about one of the world’s most loved and supported sports? We’ve detailed some of the key facts about football’s history so you can understand where and when the sport has developed since day dot.

The origins of football can be split into two categories:

• Contemporary history
• Classical history

The modern Football origins began in England more than 100 years ago, in 1863. It began as Rugby football and association football. As both team went their separate ways, it brought about the Football Association, where the first official governing body for the sport was established.

Based on what it is known about the history of ball games where feet was used to dominates, we can see clearly the affect different cultures and variations have long ago practice the game we play today one way or the other.

THE FOUNDATION OF FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was established in Paris in 1904. Its founding members included Belgium, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Stanley Rous, who went on to become FIFA President, wrote the laws of football and put rational to them in 1886. They were re-drafted in 1997. By the 1950s, after the Second World War, there were more than 73 FIFA members.

THE STANDARDIZATION OF THE BALL

Even though the official rules of modern football were dictated in 1863 when the Football Association was established, the specifications of the ball were not standardized for another eight years. Up until then, both parties playing would agree what ball was to be used amongst themselves.

HOW MANY FOOTBALL CLUBS ARE THERE IN THE WORLD?

At the end of the 2007 FIFA Congress, FIFA had 208 members throughout the world. It’s almost impossible to tell how many football clubs there are in the world, but we can tell you that there are more than 600 clubs in England alone. The mathematics say that there are hundreds of thousands of clubs worldwide, and that number’s ever increasing.

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