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	History of football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The history of association football can be traced back into ancient times, but the modern game has its roots firmly in the traditional football games played at the public schools of England.
		Football had come to be adopted by a number of public schools as a way of encouraging competitiveness and keeping youths fit.
		Italian football was played in regional groups from its foundation in 1898 until 1929 when the Serie A was organized into a national league by the Italian Football Federation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_football_(soccer) (3949 words)

	Football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet2.scs.cs.nyu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Throughout the history of mankind the urge to kick at stones and other such objects is thought to have led to many early activities involving kicking and/or running with a ball.
		For example, two clubs which claim to be the world's first and/or oldest football club, in the sense of a club which is not part of a school or university, are both stongholds of rugby football: the Barnes Club, said to have been founded in 1839, and Guy's Hospital Football Club, reportedly founded in 1843.
		Flag football – non-tackle American football, like touch football, in which a flag that is held by velcro on a belt tied around the waist is pulled by defenders to indicate a tackle.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Football (7138 words)

	http://www.KenAston.org - History of Football/Soccer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although football as we know it was born in England, the ancient origins of some sort of game played with a ball go further back than we could possibly imagine; with the Aztecs and the Chinese playing diverse competitions based on the control of a ball with the feet.
		Football have remained largely restricted to their countries of origin.
		Football clubs and organizations had begun to appear as early as 1855, and shortly thereafter the Football Association of London was established.
	www.kenaston.org /World_Cup/General_History.htm (1947 words)

	History of football. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The first football game was played between the universities of Princeton and Rutgers in 1869 and at that time each team had 25 players.
		Football played at that time was extremely brutal and violent often leading into injuries and even death.
		The first professional football game was played between two teams from Pennsylvania and gradually many professional teams were formed which led to the formation of the American Football Professional association in 1920.
	www.historyofall.com /history-of-football.html (302 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Their early history reveals at least half a dozen different games, varying to different degrees and to which the historical development of football is related and has actually been traced back.
		Incidentally, it was not until nine years after the football rules had been established for the first time in 1863 that the size and weight of the ball were finally standardised.
		Shrovetide football, as it was called, belonged in the "mob football" category, where the number of players was unlimited and the rules were fairly vague (for example, according to an ancient handbook from Workington in England, any means could be employed to get the ball to its target with the exception of murder and manslaughter).
	www.fifa.com /en/game/laws.html (3360 words)

	MILO Football - The Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Football, outdoor game, played by two opposing teams with a ball of various types, usually an inflated bladder or rubber bag in a leather or rubber cover, spherical or ellipsoidal in shape.
		Football was first played in Australia about the middle of the 19th century, based on rugby, soccer, and Gaelic football.
		The Intercollegiate Football Association was dissolved in 1894, and in the same year a rules committee, dominated by the Yale graduate and football pioneer Walter Chauncey Camp, was formed by the influential eastern schools.
	www.nestle.com.ph /milo/football/history.htm (805 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner News - The history of football - Sunday \| July 9, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Jamaica's first football club is said to have been formed in 1893 and it remained largely a club sport for half a century before evolving into a community-based sport.
		The Football Federation notes that by 1910, the Football Association had been formed and it controlled all of the games, the majority of which were played mainly in the Corporate Area.
		Football was young on the island and although the games drew large crowds and spectator interest was growing steadily, cricket was the main sport at the time.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060709/news/news8.html (1905 words)

	History of Football
		Football (as well as rugby and soccer) are believed to have descended from the ancient Greek game of harpaston.
		Football didn’t really begin to take on any consistency of rules and boundaries until it was picked up as a sport in the seven major public schools of England in the early 1800’s.
		The birth date of football in the United States is generally regarded by football historians as November 6, 1869, when teams from Rutgers and Princeton Universities met for the first intercollegiate football game.
	www.hornetfootball.org /documents/football-history.htm (945 words)

	History of Football in the Philippines
		Through the years that football is recovering from its war years-slump, Spanish influence in the game remains strong.
		For when the Spaniards Lozano, Cuenca, Gutierrez and Roxas left the football scenario due to lack of funds, basketball went in for the kill as it grabbed the spotlight and the crowd.
		With this breakthrough and guaranteed government cooperation, fullest development of football as a national sport is on the way.
	www.philfootball.info /history.html (822 words)

	History of Football Thanksgiving
		Football Thanksgiving has been a tradition in our family and circle of friends for many years and it took some thought to remember when it started.
		It actually began the first football season Donald and I were together in 1993.
		Our tradition of cooking for our friends every Sunday evolved into a big celebration on the first Sunday of football because we were so glad that football season was back.
	www.footballthanksgiving.com /history.htm (231 words)

	History
		The Encyclopedia of Association Football (first published in England in 1956) says as follows "According to the Laws of Football, the ball must be spherical with an outer casing of leather or other approved materials.
		Strength of the leather and the skills of the cutters and stitchers were the main factors in producing a football that would retain it's shape.
		Footballs varied in thickness and quality and the leather often degraded during the match.
	www.soccerballworld.com /History.htm (1505 words)

	Brief History Of Flag Football
		Flag football was developed on military bases in the early 1940's as a recreational sport for military personal.
		The annual National Collegiate Flag Football Championships are played each December at the University of New Orleans.
		The USFTL National Flag Football Tournament in Orlando is the largest non college tournament in the nation.
	www.flagfootball.org /sitefootballhistory.htm (880 words)

	Football Ancient History + Animated Cartoon Fun from Brownielocks.
		This is the reason that the air-filled, rubber bag inside footballs today are referred to as a "bladder." Now, the problem with cow bladders is that they had a problem of bursting during the game.
		The forward pass is considered to be what turned football today into one of the exciting sports that it is, and gave it it's unique American football style.
		Football fans know there is much more to say about football.
	www.brownielocks.com /football.html (1390 words)

	History of American Football - Origin of Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1876, the first rules for American football were written during the Massasoit convention.
		The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, was dedicated Sept. 7, 1963.
		According to a Harris survey in October 1965, sports fans chose professional football (41 percent) as their favorite sport, overtaking baseball (38 percent) for the first time.
	www.pro-football-weekly-betting.com /nflhistory.htm (1855 words)

	History of Football at the University
		The first full football schedule occurred in 1898 when the "Tommies" went 8 and 1 and shut out all of their opponents, after losing the first game of the year 6-5 to Keystone Academy.
		Many football fans were staying home or spending the afternoon in the neighborhood tavern watching big-name college teams play on television.
		Football revenues had been declining and attendance dropping even though the team had been achieving winning seasons.
	academic.uofs.edu /department/spcoll/football.html (6576 words)

	XFL History American Football Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He ranks sixth in school history in passing yards with 5,451 and fourth in career...
		He says that it is Eric's version of the story, and noted that everyone likes to rewrite history in their own way.
		He said they, as human beings, have a tendency to re-write history as they presented it or wanted it to be.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Football/American/History/XFL (405 words)

	Football 101 Introduction-History
		Football, or American football as in most part of the world, developed from soccer and rugby.
		Soccer and rugby came to North American in the 19th century, and historians have noted that the first form of American football emerged on November 6, 1869, when teams from Princeton and Rutgers, two New Jersey universities, competed in a game of what was closer to rugby than football.
		At the end of each NFL season, champions from both the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conferences (AFC) meet in the Super Bowl to determine a national champion.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~yhho/football101/history.htm (280 words)

	DVD.net : History of Football - The Beautiful Game - DVD Review
		Football is known as the world game and for good reason, it is watched and played by millions around the world throughout the year and is growing stronger day by day.
		To try to fit the history of football into a mere 13 hours is a big ask, but this wonderful documentary series makes a very admirable effort to do so.
		Football may be a short career, but if someone is good enough they can earn more in week than the average person can earn in ten years, not bad to be paid such money for doing something you love.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=2318 (4017 words)

	A Brief History Of Football
		Depending on you ask, football or football-type games have existed for centuries, but organized football began in the mid 1800's and really took form in 1863 with the formation of the Football Association in 1863.
		Football has been played in various forms all over the world for centuries, however the game was not organized until the late in the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century.
		However, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was the first international organization and was founded in the rear of the headquarters of the Union Française de Sports Athlétiques at the rue Saint Honoré 229 in Paris on 21 May 1904.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~gmalacho/a_brief_history_of_football.htm (1042 words)

	History - Football Coursework GCSE Sources and Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A short history of soccer - by Tony Brown of the Football Statisticians Association - detailed look at the way the rules of the game developed.
		A short history of the Football League - again by Tony Brown, a page detailing the founding of the world's first league.
		History of the PFA - the Professional Footballers Association - the union for players - an essential history site.
	pages.zdnet.com /stanleytech/humanities/history/footballtask.htm (1301 words)

	SportsKnowHow.com - History of American Football - Page 1 of 4
		Mention the term “football” and depending on just where you are one of two entirely different games might come to mind.
		In most of the rest of the world “football” means a sport played by shorts-clad men and women on a pitch, or field, with netted goals at each end.
		Association football, or soccer as it’s commonly called, is addressed on a different page on this website.
	www.sportsknowhow.com /football/history/football-history.shtml (547 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Education \| History 'beats' football interest
		Millions of people may have been glued to the World Cup in recent weeks but history is what really matters to them, a survey suggests.
		The subject was found to be of interest to some 73%, with 59% saying they value sport - and just 48% football.
		Other findings from the UK-wide poll conducted between 16 and 18 June saw 80% of respondents saying history matters in today's society; 73% thinking too many old buildings are being demolished, and 69% describing history as a "cool" subject.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/5139796.stm (306 words)

	http://www.KenAston.org -=\|=- History of the Game -=\|=- Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Here is some History on the origin of the CROSSBAR that is used in the Game of Today...
		...The football field was the length of the town, the players might be as many as five hundred, the conflict continued all day long; vast numbers of windows and legs were broken, and there were even some deaths…
		Considering football had been widely known and seen in Lancashire and the West Midlands for not much more than ten years, the ascendancy of the clubs in those parts by 1886 was quite remarkable...
	www.kenaston.org /History/Home.htm (576 words)

	NFL.com - NFL HISTORY
		From the birth of professional football through New England's victory in Super Bowl XXXVIII, follow the growth and development of the NFL each decade.
		The Chicago Bears are one of only two charter members of the National Football League still in existence.
		The history of the NFL is reflected in the history of the college draft.
	www.nfl.com /history (238 words)

	www.MackBrown-TexasFootball.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bill Little's compilation of the history of football at The University of Texas.
		Recaps of the greatest contests in Longhorns football history.
		Biographies of Longhorns enshrined in the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame.
	www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com /pages/winningtrads.html (146 words)

	Princeton Football Association History
		The members of this team were the founding members of the Princeton College Football Association.
		In 1951, Roper became the first Princeton coach to be inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame.
		This is one of the best defensive teams in Princeton Football history allowing only eight points.
	www.princeton.edu /football/history.htm (1783 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The History Of Football [2002]: DVD: History of Football - the Beautiful Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		HISTORY OF FOOTBALL is a six-part, comprehensive series documenting the rise of football from the playing fields of Victorian Britain, to the global game it is today.
		Topics for the programmes include European football, South American football, Brazil, the development of club and international football, the media, superstars, developing nations and the future.
		We have all heard this criticism of the beautiful game from those who refuse to appreciate the subtly of the skill and that decibel defying silence when the ball hits the net.
	www.amazon.co.uk /History-Football-Beautiful-Game/dp/B0001XLWBW (700 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Legend has it that football, like so many other major human achievements, originates from the early days of civilisation and the reign of Huang-Ti - China's famed "Yellow Emperor".
		To celebrate its hundredth anniversary, FIFA offers you a round-the-world tour of discovery, taking in the places, dates and men that have imprinted football on the human consciousness.
		Find out about the history of football and why the 118th get-together of the IFAB in London was so special
	www.fifa.com /en/history/index.html (221 words)

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