soccer was really started in England! In 1863 when two different football associations split off on their own different courses, they were Rugby football and association football
No it became popular when bell couture started playingg duhh!
Some say the Aztecs used to play a type of soccer.
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Soccer was created in the 19th centaury and soon became the most popular form of football played in the UK. The man who wrote the 'Laws of the game' for 'Soccer' or 'Association football' was a man called Ebenezer Cobb Morley. Ebenezer along with other co-authors agreed the rules at a public house called the Freemasons Tavern in London on 26th October 1863. Morley became the Football Associations first secretary. He also founded the Barnes Football Club in 1962 which he captained against Richmond football club in the first ever soccer match. The game ended 0-0 but in a return game he scored the first ever goal. He died in 1924 and is buried at a Cemetery on Barnes Common not far from where he drafted the Laws of the game at 26 The Terrace, Barnes, London. A blue plaque commemorating his life's work was placed on the wall of this address by English Heritage in 2009
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soccer is a popular sport because it is world wide and people like to play it. it has been around for a long time and the longer it has been around the more fans it has gotten. baseball is only popular in America and japan. soccer is way better than baseball anyway.
Football (not American football. In the US it would be known as soccer)
soccer has been in Mexico for a long time and has been ranked pretty high ever since
Baseball has been a popular sport long before the civil war, and it is still very popular today.
Since, 1920s or 1930s. It's been popular outside the US for long time.
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Beacuse its boring not enough excitment in the sport for anyone to wanna watch it
I think that soccer is neglected by Americans because of the simple fact that it is a sport that has been taken over by the American sport called football. Football has been america's game for a long time and I do not think that is going to change. Don't get me wrong soccer is a on going game in america but not as popular as football.
Asociación del Fútbol Argentino is the Argentinian FA, they were founded in 1893. They are the oldest South American football association. This is an indication that the sport had became popular enough to warrant control.
The most popular sports are long distance running, especially 5000m, 10000m and marathons. Ethiopian runners such as Haile Gebresellassie have won many medals at international competitions and the olympic games. Like the rest of Africa football (soccer) is popular with the national team having won the African nations cup in the 60's.Soccer is the common sport in Ethiopia however Ethiopia is more successful in running
The most popular sports in Japan are sumo wrestling (also considered a martial art), martial arts such as karate, judo, kendo, kyudo, and aikido, soccer, baseball, and basketball. Sumo is not so popular now, most young people don't watch it and have no idea who the current champion is. And many of the older generation have lost interest as the yokozuna (grand champion) is never Japanese anymore. (amateur's answer) Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan.
A form of soccer was played during the Civil War years. The first soccer rules were written in 1848, long before the Civil War was fought.