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Football, originally known as Association football and commonly called soccer, has no real origin. There are records of the Chinese around second century B.C. playing a game called Tsu’ Chu that involved kicking a leather ball through a small hole in a silk cloth strung between two large poles. This was believed to help train the military. The game began to spread across many civilizations and it started to evolve and gather rules. Modern football, or soccer, was “invented” in 1863 by the English Football Association. During this time Cambridge University established uniform rules and Read the rest of this entry »

It is already the most popular sport in every country other than the US, therefore, it will eventually have to catch on here in the US. Soccer is the most played, the most watched, and the most highly paid and popular sport in every country outside the US. With players coming into American leagues from outside countries and continents, such as: Europe, Brasil, Argentina, Germany, and the bigger soccer playing nations, the game is becoming more exciting here Read the rest of this entry »