The history of football or soccer

 

Football is considered to begin in 1863, the year in which The Football Association was founded, although its origins, like those of other football codes, date back several centuries, particularly in the British Isles during the Middle Ages. 

Although there were common points between different ball games that were developed from the third century before the christ, modern football, the sport as it is known today, has its origins in the British Isles.

The first British codes that gave rise to association of football were characterized by their lack of organization and extreme violence. However, there were also other less violent and better organized codes. Perhaps one of the best known was the Calcio Florentino, a very popular team sport in Italy that had an impact on the codes of some British schools. 

The definitive formation of association football had its culminating moment during the 19th century. In 1848, representatives from different English colleges met at Cambridge University to create the Cambridge Code, which would serve as the basis for the creation of the rules of modern football. Finally, in 1863, the first rules of association football were made official in London.

Since then, football has grown steadily, becoming the most popular sport in the world with some 270 million people involved. With the first meeting of the International Football Association Board in 1886 and the founding of FIFA in 1904, the sport has expanded to reach every corner of the world. From 1930, the World Cup began to be played, which would become the sporting event with the largest audience in the world.