He started it in the year 1564
In England, in the 1800s.
England.
1891
David beckham
At least 1200 years ago - in the 8th century (maybe earlier) in England. In the mid-19th century (160 years ago) in England the rules were standardised as Association Football (soccer).
I belive start of play means what in England is called Kick Off which is the start of the match where the the ball is kicked to fellow team mates on the blow of the referees whistle.
because he couldent get to the president
Osama Bin Laden.
China?
A soccer match is started with a kick-off.
Osama bin Laden created and organized the Mujahedin of Afghanistan to fight the Soviet Union and was one of the founder of the Al-Qaeda Terrorist Organization.
Tough question to answer because the Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient Greek, Persian, Viking, and many more played a soccer-like ball game long before our era. However, to try to answer your question, it was in England that soccer / football really took shape. In 1863 in England, two football associations (association football and rugby football) split off in different directions. Therefore, the first Football Association was founded in England.