https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16 Origins... en-us 2017-02-14 16:44:17 UTC 2023-05-28 19:56:08 UTC hello@padlet.com jaumefontferrando https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16/wish/153780673 The contemporary history of the world's favorite game spans more than 100 years. It all began in 1863 in England, when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed.]]> 2017-02-14 16:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16/wish/153780673 jaumefontferrando https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16/wish/153782000 The very earliest form of the game for which there is scientific evidence was an exercise from a military manual dating back to the second and third centuries BC in China. This Han Dynasty forebear of football was called Tsu 'Chu and it consisted of kicking a leather ball filled with feathers and hair through an opening.]]> 2017-02-14 16:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16/wish/153782000 jaumefontferrando https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16/wish/153785199 Another form of the game, also originating from the Far East, was the Japanese Kemari, which began some 500-600 years later and is still played today. This is a sport lacking the competitive element of Tsu 'Chu with no engagement for possession involved. Standing in a circle, the players had to pass the ball to each other, in a relatively small space, trying not to let it touch the ground.]]> 2017-02-14 16:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16/wish/153785199 jaumefontferrando https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16/wish/153785982
Another form of the game is Roman 'Harpastum'. The latter was played with a smaller ball by two teams on a rectangular field marked by boundary lines and a center line. The objective was to get the ball over the opposition's boundary lines and the players passed it between themselves, trickery was the order of the day. The game remained popular for 700-800 years, but although the Romans took it to Britain with them, the use of feet was so small as to scarcely be of consequence.]]> 2017-02-14 17:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jaumefontferrando/jpu9tnxvja16/wish/153785982