Soccer began to evolve in modern Europe from the medieval periodonwards. Somewhere around the 9th century, entire towns in England would kick a pig’s bladder from one la… See more

The codification of soccer began in the public schools of Britain at the beginning of the 19th … See more

The word soccer was derived from an abbreviation from the word association. The -er suffix was popular slang at the Rugby School and Oxford University and used for all sorts of … See more

Over the years, more clubs joined the FA until the number reached 128 by 1887. The country finally had a nearly uniform rule structure in place. In 1872, the first Football Associatio… See more