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IT EVOLVED FROM RUGBY(FOOTBALL) WHICH WAS CODED IN ENGLAND..BUT FIRST DEVELOPED BY THE CHINESE.

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The origins of modern football games including American football, Canadian football, Australian football, Gaelic football, Association football (soccer), Rugby Union football and Rugby League football can all be traced back to a ball game often played at Shrovetide throughout medieval Western Europe. In northern France the game was called La Soule meaning "the ball". In Ireland they played a game called Caid "ball". The Cornish played Hyrlîan and the Welsh Cnapan both forms of "Hurling" (of a ball). In medieval England ball games were referred to as "playing the ball" or "playing at ball" but significantly the Shrovetide ball game was also known as "foot ball" in reference to the game being 'played on foot'. It is from this term the word 'football' originates. Over time this Shrovetide ball game evolved into the numerous forms of modern football developed by many nations throughout the World.

It is worth nothing that in 16th centaury greek ball game called Calcio meaning "kick" developed which has similarities to a Roman ball game known as harpaston. Harpustum evolved from the Ancient Greek game Phaininda or Episkuros which is known to have been played 4000 years ago. Phaininda or Episkuros is the oldest recorded ball game with rules that fit the definition of 'foot ball'. There is a strong possibility Shrovetide ball games evolved from Harpustum, however, definitive proof of a connection remains elusive.

Around the 2nd centaury BC a ball game called Cuju was created in China. Cuju fits the definition of the word football with similarities to ball games played in medieval Europe. However, contrary to FIFA's popular myth that football originated in China no historical connection has been established between Cuju and early ball games played in Europe or any of the football codes which evolved from them. In my opinion FIFA's recent attempts to rewrite the history of Association Football (soccer) and other related codes of football to reputedly promote sales of their football product in China is highly unethical. The Chinese are a great people who have contributed enormously to culture both nationally and internationally but to say the origins of football can be traced back to China is simply not true. History should be written with impartiality, based of verifiable facts and credited to those who contributed. History should not be perverted for financial gain.

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It came from different people kicking a stone and they called it football current day soccer.

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