History of Football

Football was introduced to India by the British, and it soon became a favorite among the masses. The Mohan Bagan Athletic club was formed as early as 1889.

The world`s third oldest football tournament, The Durand Cup football tournament, was started in Shimla in 1898 by the then India`s Foreign Secretary, Sir Mortimer Durand

History of Football World Cup

THIS IS for the first time in 32 years that both teams contesting for the FIFA World Cup final have not won it before. The last time it happened was in 1978, when Argentina played against Spain, which Argentina won.

Till date only 12 nations have played in to the finals of football world cup. These nations are Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, France, England, Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden and Spain.

Origins of Football

The Origins of football can be found in every corner of the Globe. Civilizations throughout history all played ball games and many of these can be considered forerunners to the modern game, which was established in England in the late nineteenth century.

Ball games were first played in Egypt as early as 1800 BCE. However there are claims that suggest ball games were played even earlier in Ancient China, maybe as early as 2500 BCE.

American football was started in 1879 with rules instituted by Walter Camp.

Walter Camp was born April 17, 1859, in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Yale from 1876 to 1882, where he studied medicine and business. Walter Camp was an author, athletic director, chairman of the board of the New Haven Clock Company, and director of the Peck Brothers Company. He was general athletic director and head advisory football coach at Yale University from 1888-1914, and chairman of the Yale football committee from 1888-1912. Camp played football at Yale and helped evolve the rules of the

History of Football

The contemporary history of the world's favourite game spans more than 100 years. It all began in 1863 in England, when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport's first governing body.

Both codes stemmed from a common root and both have a long and intricately branched ancestral tree. A search down the centuries reveals at least half a dozen different games, varying to different degrees,