FOOTBALL.FOOTBALL.

Vechkanova LindaVechkanova Linda Form 8Form 8 Loznoye comprehensive schoolLoznoye comprehensive school

Football has been Football has been played in one played in one form or another form or another for hundred of for hundred of years. First it was years. First it was a very rude and a very rude and hard game. The hard game. The were no rules. were no rules.

But since 1863 But since 1863 it has been it has been played with played with proper rules. proper rules. That year the That year the Football Football Association Association was started. Its was started. Its first job was to first job was to get a set of get a set of rules for all rules for all teams.teams.

By the end of By the end of the 19th the 19th century century almost every almost every town had its town had its own teamown team..

The modern game was The modern game was introduced to other countries by introduced to other countries by British soldiers, seamen and British soldiers, seamen and businessmen.businessmen.

Nowadays, Nowadays, nearly nearly every every country has country has its own its own football football team.team.

One of the main One of the main competitions of the competitions of the football season is football season is the FA Cup. It has the FA Cup. It has been held every been held every May at the 19th May at the 19th centurycentury