English Soccer History - Modern Era
England is still a top team in Europe and throughout the World and has some players that are considered having world class quality, but the national team still has moderate success, despite being star-studded.
Recently, the form of English clubs overshadowed the poor performance of the national team, as Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal continue to be heavy contenders for each year's European Champion's League, the most prestigious club competition in the World.
Despite being happy with the respect English clubs impose in Europe, fans are still yearning for that long awaited European or World Cup which could mark a new important chapter in the English soccer history.
being a good sport about it.
Soccer --> Rugby --> American Football
Soccer, or Association Football, was first codified into what has evolved into the modern game in the 19th century in England. Although soccer is now a global phenomenon, its roots are English, and some traditionalists still claim national ownership of the game.
Modern soccer originated from England.
Cuju is the predecessor of modern soccer.
Modern Greece.
The modern type of soccer was invented by the Cambridge University from England in 1848.
It is not known. However, it is known which group played soccer first. Modern soccer (with modern soccer rules) was devised in Britain. Ancient Greeks and Romans, however, were the first to play and games which used the foot.
Soccer was introduced in it's modern way in England in late 19th century
The modern game of soccer didn't start until the 18th century. Soccer was not a football game in 1144.
Soccer's roots are based on football-like sports played through most cultures throughout history. The concept of sports itself is cross-cultural and dates back to beginnings of human society! Traces of versions of football were played in ancient Asian cultures, like Chinese and Japanese. In ancient Greece, around 200 B.C., there are recorded versions of the game as well. Most well-known, and perhaps most popular, were the versions of soccer or football played throughout Europe during and after the Middle Ages. The modern roots of football or soccer are traced to England in the 19th century. soccer is played mostly in south America
People were playing something like soccer since ancient times. But modern soccer was created in England.
The motto of Modern Education Schools is 'one is roots, the other is wings.'.