History of Soccer

  • Mexico & Central America
    50 BCE

    Mexico & Central America

    They created a rubber ball and used it in a game of a 40-50ft long shaped like a capotal "I" it was mounted stone or wooden ring and the object was to project the hard runner ball through the ring.
  • Britain
    700

    Britain

    This was between east England after a great game that incolced kicking a severed head of a Danish prince that they had defeated in a war.
  • Japanese
    1000

    Japanese

    It was called Kemari, this game was much like modern hacky sack. Twelve people played with a stuffed ball.
  • Olympics Games in LA

    Olympics Games in LA

    Amatur and the reluctance of many strong soccer countries to travel the US because of the expense involved.
  • FIFA

    FIFA

    The Federation Internationale de Football Association held soccer's first World Cup tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, with the 21st of May.
  • Women's  World Cup

    Women's World Cup

    The inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991 in China was won by the US.
  • Olympics

    Olympics

    The American women's team won the first-ever women's soccer event at the Olympics
  • Egypt

    Egypt

    Young women played a version of this ball game in Egypt during the age of Baquet III
  • Greece

    Greece

    In Greece they called this game Episkyros which two equal numbered teams would throw the ball over the heads of the other team.
  • When it all started

    When it all started

    It first started in China called "Tsu Chu" where they kicked a leather ball stuffed with fur in a hole much like soccer