Where Did Soccer Originate?

Where did soccer originate? Soccer has originated in England as early as 1800. It was originally played by the aristocrats from the high society. Since the game does not require a lot of money to play, it slowly became the game of the ordinary people.

The standard rules of the sport had been formulated by the London Football Association and it was implemented all throughout Europe. The London Football Association was founded in 1863.

In the later years different soccer teams had been organized and joined the tournaments. In line with this, more and more European countries had adopted the sport. As the number of people interested in the sport grew, tournaments had been formalized so it was accepted as a sport and was played in the 1900 Olympics.

In 1904 the Federation International de Football Association or FIFA was founded. The FIFA is governing body for international soccer tournaments. In 1930 the 1st World Cup international competition was held.

In 1913, the Americans formed their own soccer team dubbed United States Soccer Federation (USSF). American football is much preferred by the Americans than soccer. This has been one of their famous sports for a long time. They have less interest in the sport soccer.

The mindset of the Americans about the sport has changed with the inclusion of Pele the great Brazilian soccer player with the New York Cosmos team. This didn't take long because of the early retirement of Pele. Later on the Soccer League was dissolved because of its unpopularity among fans.

When the men's world cup was held in the United States in 1994, the Americans became interested in soccer. Today, Americans love soccer so much. It even leads to the formation of the Major League Soccer (MLS).

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