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Chinese game of Tsu'Chu (Tsu-Chu or Cuju, meaning "kicking the ball")

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The earliest traces of the game soccer also known as foot ball dates back as far as 2500 B.C. During this time, the Greeks, Egyptians, and Chinese all appear to have partaken in games involving a ball and feet.

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Around the 8th century, the English had begun playing a game similar to football (They call the game “football”, while Americans call the game “soccer”)

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By the 8th century, a good portion of the British Isles were playing soccer. The aptly named "mob football" had an indeterminate number of players, almost no rules, and wasn't even played on a field.

In some cases, the ball or sphere being used was too large to kick, so the players simply kicked each other instead.

Although the game was frequently played, King Edward II was not happy to seeing his citizens mobbing the streets and beating each other for fun. To battle what he considered a vulgar sport, he passed laws that would imprison anyone caught playing soccer. In his command, he said, "For as much as there is a great noise in the city caused by hustling over large balls, from which many evils may arise, which God forbid, we command and forbid on behalf of the King, on pain of imprisonment, such game to be used in the city future."

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During the early 14th century, King Henry V of England banned the game for good. He banned it because, people were spending too much time playing the game rather than practicing archery for military purposes

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The Football Association is founded in 1863 (which is the first football association in the world), and it ratifies the original 14 rules of the game.

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The Olympic Games of 1904 in St. Louis included soccer as an official Olympic sport where club teams competed under the national team banner. FIFA did not become active in Olympic soccer until 1908. FIFA became a member of the International Board, increasing their influence on the interpretation of rules

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The history of soccer in the United States has numerous different roots. Recent research has shown that the modern game entered America in the 1850s through New Orleans when Scottish, Irish, German and Italian immigrants brought the game with them.

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The Olympic Games of 1904 in St. Louis included soccer as an official Olympic sport where club teams competed under the national team banner. FIFA did not become active in Olympic soccer until 1908. FIFA became a member of the International Board, increasing their influence on the interpretation of rules