Football.

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Football

Almost every boy played football or watched a football match. This game is one of the most popular among other games more than a hundred years.

The history of modern football began in the end of the 19th century. At that time the football rules allowed to play by both feet and hands.

Football

The football referees appeared only in 1878. They signalled with a bell which later was changed for a whistle. The first goal nets were first seen in 1891, when sportsmen from Liverpool proposed to use them so that the ball would not fly out of the pitch. In the same year the 11-metres penalty kick was also introduced. The numbers on the players’ shirts appeared only in 1939.

Football

Football found its supporters not only in England. The first international match between the teams of England and Scotland was held in 1872. The International football Federation (FIFA) was formed in 1904 in Paris, France. Oddly enough, but England joined it only two years later, though English players had been the best in Europe then.

A football pitch.