صور لكرة القدم 2023

It is not possible to put an exact date for the emergence of football in the world

It is not possible to set an exact date for the emergence of football in the world, or to determine who were the peoples who were the first to practice this game, which is now more than just a sport, but has become a special world in which sport, economy, media and others overlap, but like any human activity, a ball passed The foot has gone through many stages and moved from a primitive stage through many changes in laws and regulations to be in the form that attracts the attention of humanity now.

Various literature, research and studies dealing with the history of football reported that this game was practiced by the ancient Chinese with a ball made of leather and stuffed, while the Europeans of the Middle Ages were disputing a ball filled with the hair of the manes of horses, while the rubber ball covered with a layer of leather was born in the middle of the last century. Thanks to Charles Goodyear, a North American, and thanks to Tosolini, Balbonsi and Polo who are 3 Argentines.

This definition of primitive football was mentioned in the book "Football Between the Sun and the Shadow" by the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galliani (translated by Salih Alamani), but this sport has witnessed many stages and pivotal dates since its appearance, and it emerged in its modern form in the United Kingdom.

Divorce with rugby

Football in its modern form descends from an agreement between 12 English clubs reached in the fall of 1863 in London, and this came after rules approved by the University of Cambridge in 1846 that approved the final divorce between football and rugby, as it was forbidden to carry the ball by hand even though it was allowed Touching it, and also preventing directing kicks to the opponent, kicks with feet must be directed to the ball only.

The London agreement did not specify the number of players for each team, nor the dimensions of the stadium, nor the height of the goal, nor the duration of the match, and the matches lasted two or three hours, and the heroes exchanged conversations and smoked when the ball was far away, but despite that, offside was known, and it was unacceptable to score goals. behind the opponent's back.

According to what was mentioned in the book "Football Between the Sun and the Shadow", the referee appeared in 1872 and the players until then were the referees themselves, and in 1880 the referee had a timer in his hand to decide when the match would end, and in 1891 it was relied on for the first time Violation of the penalty kick, after the referee took about 12 steps, specifying the point of directing the strike and its distance from the opponent’s goal.