Soccer, or Association Football, was first codified by Ebenezer C. Morley in 1863, in England. The earliest known form of soccer, called cuju, was played in ancient China in the fourth century B.C.E., possibly as a military exercise. Various cultures, some even more ancient, have played ball games involving the feet for centuries.
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Football in general can be traced by over 900 years to Medieval Shrovetide football. However, the 'Laws of the game' for Assosiation football (Soccer) were coded by the Football Association in 1863. The first ever soccer match was played on Barnes common at Mortlake, London on 19th December 1863 between Barnes football club and Richmond football club. The Barnes club was captained by E.C. Morley who founded the Barnes club and wrote the 'Laws of the Game' for and behalf of the Football Association. The purpose of the game was to test the new code. The game ended 0-0
It was first played in England, around the 1800's.
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Football in general can be traced by over 900 years to Medieval Shrovetide football. However, the 'Laws of the game' for Assosiation football (Soccer) were coded by the Football Association in 1863. The first ever soccer match was played on Barnes common at Mortlake, London on 19th December 1863 between Barnes football club and Richmond football club. The Barnes club was captained by E.C. Morley who founded the Barnes club and wrote the 'Laws of the Game' for and behalf of the Football Association. The purpose of the game was to test the new code. The game ended 0-0
The country of origin for soccer is England. However lots of ancient cultures, such as the Aztecs and the Chinese, have had games involving kicking some sort of ball.
England because England had origanally been playing a game like soccer and it soon spread worldwide, so it may have been invented in other countries but the orgin of soccer is England.
England, although other countries claim to have invented the game, it was in England the game we know today as football was invented.
Which country has won the most soccer games in history?
Soccer cleats are made of leather and are much lighter than in past years
England.
Soccer is most popular in South America and Europe.
As it is a very popular sport all countries in the world play soccer.