Soccer: “el deporte rey”

Ses 10

Sports&SocietyXavier Carmaniu Mainadé

The origins of the most global

sport

In Occidental society…Greece and Rome had ball sports.(Greek Relief )

CALCIO FIORENTINOs. XVI in Florence (Italy)Very violent.http://youtu.be/sKpHw75ZfV8

… and in Oriental society

CUJUStarted: II BC – II AD, China.It was practiced during many centuries.Influence from Korea and Japan (Kemari)http://youtu.be/qoncJpeAPBY

KEMARIStarted 644 AD (rules of XIIIth century), Japan.http://youtu.be/FkzJSosn6Os

England: crib of soccerBall sports have been practiced

since 9th century.Young people played ball sports

in London during 13th century.Holliganism already existed:

1303 an Oxford Univ student died after playing against irish students.

Ball games appeared in different texts during 14th century.

During 15th century there were texts describing the playing environment (squares,, fields near churches…)

Ball games became very popular. There weren’t rules like there are nowadays.

The birth of modern soccer

THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY RULES3 versions : 1848, 1856, 1863.

SHEFFIELD RULESSheffield College (1858) (one could grab the ball with their hands. And running wasn’t allowed.

1863, MEETING IN FREEMASON’S TAVERN

AND CREATED:

FIRST COMPETITIONS1871, the Wanderers

won the first trophy.30-11-1872, the first

international game was played: England – Scotland:

0-0. 1888-89: first english

league.Preston North End

F.C. won

People from all around the world play soccer… why?

Soccer grew with the Empire

And thanks to transportion systems

Soccer appeared where there was a port or train station

Catalan & Spanish examples

RECREATIVO DE HUELVA, oldest club of spanish soccer

Huelva was a mining region.Mines of Ríotinto.

Since 1873 british engineers have been workin there.Saturday evening they

would play soccer.December, 29th 1889 The

Huelva Recreation Club was created.Wilhelm Sundheim.Dr. Alejandro Mckay.

1903 the name changed to Recreativo de Huelva (“Recre”).Wilhelm

Sundheim

PALAMÓS C.F.,the first club founded by natives

The sea is the protagonist

The 3rd most important port in Catalonia (comercial, cork, fishing, and tourism).

Founder: Gaspar Matas.Family of comercial

agents in the port.1898 he returned from

the UK (study abroad): bought a ball and a pair of cleats.

Started to play on the beach with his friends..

Also in the facilities of the cork factories.

First game: Palamós 2 – English sailors 1.

Inscription in the tunnel of the dressing rooms (in catalana):“REMEMBER THAT YOU WEAR

THE COAT OF ARMS FROM THE FIRST CATALAN SOCCER

CLUB. Wear it with pride.

Long live Palamós”.