How modern soccer was born? England is rightfully considere | Ask Me
How modern soccer was born?
England is rightfully considered to be the birthplace of modern soccer.
At the beginning of the 1800s, soccer was already played in by the majority of schools and universities.
The problem was that there was no universally accepted set of rules that all games had to follow, and each school or university had its own set of rules. When two teams from different places tried to play against each other, it led to a lot of disagreements and confusion.
Between the 1840s and 1860s multiple attempts at creating a universally accepted set of rules were undertaken.
In October 1863, the Football Association was formed with the merging of 11 London schools and clubs. They met at the Freemason’s Tavern and finally established rules for the game.
The first game under these newly agreed rules was played on 19 December 1863 between Morley’s Barnes team and their neighbors Richmond.
