Football is undoubtedly the most popular game in the world, bringing in millions of fans, affluent businessmen and organisations, and of course large quantities of cash. The modern football game first originated in the green and pleasant land of England in the region 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 example the Romans played a game akin to football that had 27 players each side and often finished with minor and major injuries as the game was very aggressive.



The primary written recording of football was found in a Chinese military guide that dates back to 300BC and was recognised as cuju, in this game players kicked a rawhide made ball into a hole that was cut into a segment of silk that was placed between two trees. This was a basic sport and they didn't have the technology and facilities as we do in the present day but back then this would have been a fun past-time.

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

Moving to present times the game has transformed entirely, with the addition of regulations, 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, everything can be seen and picked upon so there is no room for cheating, or foul play. Those that do get punished by either a suspension or a fine.