Cricket was the earliest modern team sport to be codified, which in another way of saying that cricket gave itself rules and regulations so that it could be played in an uniform manner, well before other team games like soccer and hockey.
The first 'Laws of Cricket' were drawn up in 1744.
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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.
They were the first written codified laws that all could see.
It was the first codes of law codified in sub categories.
The Code of Hammurabi was the first code of laws codified and dealing with every class of person including the slaves.
It was the first codified series of law written in history as far as we know.