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The beginning of Soccer started out in many parts of the world.

It has become a very well-known sport in this time period. The practice of early soccer started out in China around the 2nd or 3rd Century. There has been evidence that during the Han Dynasty, people dribble leather balls into small nets for entertainment. The Han Dynasty called the game cuju, translating to Kick-ball. The ball was filled with fur or feathers and tough leather which injured and scarred most of the player's feet being a heavy, battered ball. As time passed the way, so did the technology and materials upgraded. During the Tang Dynasty, the ball was made to become hollow on the inside to soften the ball becoming less inflicted pain during contact. The rules of the game changed dramatically from the passing to everyone before a designated person could attempt a shot to having to goals. Rumors supported that early growth of modern soccer started in England around 1200s to 1300s. The first ball to be used was the head of a Danish brigand. During the Medieval times, there were practices of using harmful tactics against each other, such as gouging, punching, and kicking. The main point of the game in that time period changed to where the rules of the game altered and players were to carry the ball to a designated spot on the field of play. King Edward III banned soccer, but in Europe and, Germany, and England they changed the named to football because of the popularity the sport was receiving. More and more citizens and soldiers neglected their duties and jobs to watch or play the game. King James I of Scotland also proclaimed in the parliament in 1424 stating "Na man play as Fute-ball", meaning No man shall play football. An influence that may have played part popularity for the game came from Renaissance Italy, notably from Florence although Venice and other cities also produced their own brand of the sport known as Calico. This was more organized than the English and was played by teams dressed in colored livery at important events held on certain holidays in Florence. In England the game was still as rough and lacking in refinement as ever, but it did at this time find a prominent supporter who commended if for other reasons. This supporter was Richard Mulcaster, the great pedagogue and head of the famous London schools of Merchant Taylors and St. Paul's. He pointed out that the game, if requiring a little refinement, had a positive educational value as it promoted health and strength. His belief was that it would benefit from introducing a limited number of participants per team and, more importantly, a stricter referee. As time went going into the mid-1800s, the spread of soccer expanded worldwide and the Australians, and South Americans as well as the North Americans adopted the sport. By the year 1904 FIFA was established and held

its first world cup later in Uruguay to know being able to play this sport 3000 years later is a gift in awe and admiration.

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