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Fact: The name of the inventor of Soccer is unknown but it is believed to have been invented in c. 206 BC in Ancient China
Fact: The first Football Association (FA) game was between Scotland and England in 1872. The popularity of the sport increased still further and great football stadiums were built to accommodate the growing numbers of spectators. Between 1870 - 1880 many other European countries formed club teams.
Fact: In 1409 King Henry IV provided the first documented use of the English word "football" when he issued a proclamation forbidding betting on "foteball".
Fact: The Beginning of Modern-Day Football began in the mid 1800's when in 1848 the Cambridge Rules for football were drawn up at Cambridge University, England. Official referees were to supervise matches ensuring that the new codes and rules for allowing goal kicks, throw-ins and for preventing running whilst holding the ball were enforced.
Fact: In Ancient Egypt, footballs have been found in the tomb of Baqet III, an ancient Egyptian official who served Pharaoh Mentuhotep II in 2061 BCE.
Fact: In the Dark Ages, around 920 AD, Vikings used a human head for a soccer ball.
Fact: In 1180 AD, another early version of British soccer was called "Mob Football". As indicated by the name it was played by an unlimited number of players, sometimes up to 500, between neighboring towns and villages.
Fact: The Roman Empire, 450 BCE, also had their own version of soccer, also similar to rugby, called Harpastum in which the only aim was to get the ball to the opposing team’s goal.
Fact: In 1863 the Football Association was founded and rules were created, heavily based on the Sheffield rules and defining the point of divergence from rugby. In 1871 rules were introduced specifying the position of the goalkeeper and in 1891 the penalty kick was introduced.