Inventing Soccer
The Rules
Regions Of Soccer
The When And Why
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Who invented soccer? A. The Romans B. The Chinease C. It is not certain
C. It is not certain
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How many members are in each team?
Two 11-member teams.
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What type of ball did the Chinese use?
The Chinese kicked a leather ball that was hair-filled.
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"the very earliest form of the game for which there is scientific evidence was an exercise of precisely this skilful technique dating back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC in China (the game of Cuju). " is stated by whom?
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association).
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What is the objective of the game?
To attempt to shoot a ball into the opposing team’s goal or net, using any part of the body except the hands and arm.
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Why was soccer started?
It was started as a form of exercise.
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What king passed a law against soccer?
King Edward.
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What is the soccer ball made of today?
Leather.
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What sport branched off on their different courses making the Football Association in England?
Rugby football and association football.
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When was the history of modern day soccer established?
October 1863.
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Which culture used soccer as a form of sharping a warriors skills?
The Romans.
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What person has the job to enforce the rules during a game?
The referee.
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Who played The early Olympic games that featured twenty-seven men on a side?
The Romans.
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The earlier variations of what later became soccer were played almost _____________.
3000 years ago.
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Where did the early growth of the modern soccer start?
England.
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Who may touch the ball with their hands?
The goalie and referee.
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What Museum in Germany has a Chinese text from approximately 50 B.C. that mentions games very similar to soccer that were played between teams from Japan and China?
The Munich Ethnologica Museum.
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Why did historians have little interest in preserving the various origins of soccer or many other sports?
A main focus to the historians was keeping records of events such as wars and religious movements.
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