13.1- The History of Soccer

RSA PE 13.1

The History of Soccer

History of Soccer

• More than 240 million people around the world play soccer regularly according to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The game has evolved from the sport of kicking a rudimentary animal-hide ball around into the World Cup sport it is today.

Multiple Choice

According to FIFA, how many people around the world play soccer?

• 420 Million

• 240 Million

• 40 Million

• 20 Million

History of Soccer

• Records trace the history of soccer back more than 2,000 years ago to ancient China. Greece, Rome, and parts of Central America also claim to have started the sport; but it was England that transitioned soccer, or what the British and many other people around the world call “football,” into the game we know today. 

History of Soccer

• The English are credited with recording the first uniform rules for the sport, including forbidding tripping opponents and touching the ball with hands.

History of Soccer

• As the sport developed, more rules were implemented and more historical landmarks were set. For example, the penalty kick was introduced in 1891. 

• FIFA became a member of the International Football Association Board of Great Britain in 1913.

History of Soccer

• Red and yellow cards were introduced during the 1970 World Cup finals.

• More recent major changes include goalkeepers being banned from handling deliberate back passes in 1992 and tackles from behind becoming red-card penalties in 1998.

Multiple Choice

What year did FIFA become a member of the International Football Association Board of Great Britain?

• 1931

• 1319

• 1391

• 1913

History of Soccer

• Some of the top players throughout history include Pele (Edson Arantes Do Nascimento) from Brazil, who scored six goals in the 1958 World Cup and helped Brazil claim its first title.

History of Soccer

• Lev Yashin from Russia, who claimed to have saved more than 150 penalty shots during his outstanding goal-tending career.

• Marco Van Basten from Holland, who won several very prestigious soccer awards during one year alone

Multiple Choice

Where is Pele from?

• USA

• Brazil

• Mexico

• China

History of Soccer

• Top soccer matches in history include the 1953 match between Hungary (6) and England (3), during which England was defeated at home for the first time in history. Hungarian Nandor Hidegkuti scored the first goal in just 90 seconds, astounding the British players. 

History of Soccer

• Another noteworthy match in the history of soccer was the 1970 World Cup Final between Brazil (4) and Italy (1), during which Pele opened by scoring a header and two more subsequent goals

History of Soccer

• Many remember the World Cup Semifinal between West Germany (3) and France (3) in 1982, when French player Alain Giresse put the French ahead 3-1, then watched as Karl-Heinz scored an extraordinary comeback goal. 

• The West Germans won on penalties, which was the first time a World Cup match finished in this fashion.

History of Soccer

• Some of the top stadiums in the history of soccer include Nou Camp in Barcelona, Spain, which remains the biggest soccer stadium in Europe.

History of Soccer

• The plush venue of Louis II in Monte Carlo, Monaco, which is known as one of the most comfortable stadium in the world.

History of Soccer

• The International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, which is considered the most high-tech venue in the world.

Multiple Choice

Which stadium is considered the most high tech stadium in the world?

• Yokohama

• Nou Camp

• RSA Soccer Field behind the cafeteria

History of Soccer

• For over a century, despite protests from the Italians, England has been credited as having given birth to modern football.

History of Soccer

• An uncovered book, titled Vocabula, seemed to turn soccer’s history on its head. Written by an Aberdonian (citizen of Aberdeen in Scotland) it detailed a game in which two teams played with a ball on a field roughly the size of the present regulation pitches. 

Multiple Choice

Who was credited as having given birth to modern football?

• RSA

• Mexico

• USA

• England

History of Soccer

• The oldest club was formed in 1824 in Edinburgh by John Hope. 

• The only reason FIFA does not officially crown it with that honor is that the club stopped existing after 17 years.

History of Soccer

• Scotland was also the country who invented possession play, using short passes to work up the field into dangerous positions instead of the long ball hit and Hope’s tactics in practice before then.

Multiple Choice

The oldest club was founded in ____ by John Hope.

• 1825

• 1842

• 1824

• 1843

History of Soccer

• Football has a long and glorious history. Its methods have been refined and improved through the centuries to give us the king of all sports.

Poll

Have you ever played soccer? If so how long.

• Never Played

• 1 Year

• 2 Years

• 3 Years

• 5+ Years

Poll

Are you interested in trying out for Soccer at RSA?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe