@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +Soccer is the most popular kind of sport. the main rule hit the ball into the gates of competitors, using all limbs except the arms. Victory wins the team that scores more goals . Football was recognized as a professional sport in 1863 . England is considered the birthplace of football .<br><br>Soccer History<br><br>Goal-based entertainment appeared in ancient Greece, Rome, and China. tournaments were amusement and entertainment. 100 years ago the game became a student pastime. There were no general rules. In some countries do not handle the ball. Somewhere it was allowed to throw the ball with the fingers.<br>In 1846 passed first soccer competition . In the UK several universities have agreed to play together. Players appointed a jury and came up with general requirements. In 1857 the first professional club of Sheffield was established . 20 years negotiations in the world sports association . Only in 1971 the rules were finally formed , the size of the goal and the structure of the ball were approved . At the same time the first football matches in the framework of the FA Cup took place . In 1891 new provisions appeared. Penalty rule was approved. The throw was appointed as a punishment for playing not by the rules.<br>When football became popular <br><br>Fame came to football in 1880. The association includes more than 100 clubs. Previously, football was an amateur sport, since 1981 there have been rumors that the players are getting money. Society did not want to accept money games. For footballers on salary banned from representing the country in national competitions , and team , breaking the rule , expelled from association . 5 years later athletes allowed play for a reward. In the same year the world's first football league appeared , its members became footballers. How football became a famous sport <br><br>Football became really popular in 1880. The number of cubes within the football association has reached 100 pieces . Previously, football was an amateur sport, but in the 80s, players started to get paid . Society did not want to accept money games. For athletes on salary were not allowed to represent the country at major matches, [http://www.boyarka.biz.ua/redirect.php?url=http://hamas.opoint.com/%3Furl=http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~hokuto_hinata_itou_obi/Lapin/yybbs/yybbs.cgi http://www.threebaby.com.hk/comment/html/?5842.html] and team , seen paying money, expelled from association . 5 years later players allowed play for a reward. In the same year created a soccer league, calling its players professional workers .<br><br>In 1872 ended national football match has ended. In it competed players from England and Scotland. In 1904 the football association held a meeting in Paris . Members of the Association decided change the structure of the association. So they created popular company Fifa. Initially, international meetings were called the Olympic Games. With the advent of Fifa . This is how the famous UEFA EURO games were born . Uruguay is the first to win the Fifa Cup . Competitions are held once every 2 years . In 2020 Due to the Covid-19 outbreak the competition has been rescheduled for the next year .