Complete Brief History of World and Indonesian Football, Read This
Football is the most phenomenal and popular sport to date. No other sport can surpass the fame of football. In the last few decades, football has become an industry that involves the circulation of money in it. The activity of buying and selling players at exorbitant prices is a natural thing for top clubs. Well, before we go far into discussing the sport of football, it would be nice if we first look at the brief history of this sport.
Football is a ball game played by two opposite teams with each team consisting of eleven people. Because of its fame, this sport has been played in 200 countries with various types of championships commanded by FIFA (the organization that regulates world football). In soccer, the main goal is to score as many goals as possible. The balls used are 27-28 inches in size. While the field used in this game has a width of 50-100 yards and a length of 100-300 yards. At the end of the field, there is a goal as a place to score goals which is limited by a net measuring 8 feet high and 24 feet wide.
image: detikhealthA Brief History of Football
The history of football begins in the 2nd and 3rd centuries before Christ in China during the Han dynasty. At that time, it is said that the community dribbled a leather ball and then kicked it into a small net. A similar game has also been played in Japan as Kemari. Meanwhile, in Italy, the game of kicking and dribbling is also gaining popularity
especially in the 16th century.
Modern football initially began to develop in England and was much-loved by its people. In several competitions held, this game caused a lot of violence and injuries during the game. This is due to the fact that there are no standard rules in football yet. Finally in 1365, King Edward III banned this sport from being played. In fact, King James I of Scotland also supported the ban.
In 1815, there was a rapid development which caused football to become famous in university and school circles. Modern football was reborn at the Freemasons Tavern in 1863 when eleven schools and clubs gathered to formulate standard rules for the game of football. During the meeting, there was a clear separation between rugby and football (soccer). In 1869, carrying the ball by hand began to be banned in football. During the 1800s, sports were brought and spread by British sailors, traders, and troops to all corners of the world.
In 1904, world football's highest association (FIFA) was formed and in the early 1900's, various football competitions had been held in various countries.
History of Football in Indonesia
The Indonesian people began to recognize the game of football during the Dutch colonial era. On April 19, 1930, a pioneer soccer organization was formed in the country called the Indonesian Football Association, abbreviated as PSSI. This organization, which was established in Yogyakarta, was initially chaired by MR. Soeratin Sosro Soegondo who is known as the pioneering father of Indonesian football.
source: tukubola