Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in the world, bringing in millions of fans, affluent individuals and organisations, and of course large quantities of cash. The present football game first originated in the green and pleasant land of England roughly in the year of 1863 but it is known that many countries and various types of cultures played a game that was much alike that of football that date back to the ancient Egyptians and Romans. For instance the Romans played a game similar to football that had 27 players each side and often resulted with minor and major injuries as the game was very aggressive.



The first written recording of football was found in a Chinese military handbook that dates back to 300BC and was called cuju, in this game players kicked a leather made ball between a hole that was shaped in a section of silk that was placed between two sticks. This was a basic sport and they didn't have the equipment and amenities as we do in modern times but in those times this would have been the main sport and a fun past-time.

During the medieval times there were also records of football, however during these gloomy times of war and carnage football matches typically ended up in fights and brawls with children getting wounded seriously because there were no rules set out.

Onto modern times the game has altered entirely, with the addition of rules, a referee and organising bodies behind the game, football has become a professional sport. With TV cameras, and huge amounts of fans filling out stadiums, there isn't a lot of things that can go unnoticed so there is no room for cheating, or foul play. Those that do get punished by either a suspension or a fine.