Football As a Popular Sport
Football, or Soccer, as it is known in many parts of the world is a sport or game that is played between two teams, each containing eleven players. A rectangular field with goal posts at either end into which opposing teams must kick goals into forms the outline of the game. There are a set of rules governing the game, although much has changed in the way the game is played now. It is easily the world's most popular sport considering that over 300 million players from over 200 countries around the world are involved in the sport. The origin or invention of modern-day football throws up interesting and sometimes controversial details. It was largely believed that Britain or England is where the game was first played in the medieval period and it gradually spread throughout Europe. A game involving a 'party of boys playing a ball' was first observed in the 19th century in England. However, the Chinese claim that the sport in England is largely drawn from a sim...
