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Football History

Although football was in the 19 century in England, but games like football has existed in ancient Greece (sphaira) and Rome (ollis). In Italy during the Renaissance played a game calcio. The first English club Sheffield Football Club was founded in 1863

Simpler type of football played in the streets of London in the 14th century than it was for his royal decree prohibited noise. Fifteenth century Florentine aristocracy gained popularity game similar to soccer - calcio. The first rules of the game as we know it today was formed in 1846 at Cambridge University. The aim was the unification of games played on English private schools.Soccer, known as soccer in America, distinguish it from rugby and other games, which it developed.

Football team has eleven players, one of whom is a goalkeeper. During the game is allowed a triple rotation, of which only one may be changing goalkeeper. Only the goalkeeper may touch the ball by hand, and only within the penalty area. The aim is to give the gate, winning team with more goals scored. The game lasts 45 minutes twice, with two extensions fifteen minutes, if the status undecided. Players place the ball to move the legs, head and other parts of the body except the hands. It allowed some physical contact between players.

World managing body is the Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA - International Football Federation, which was founded in 1904. The management center is located in Zurich, Switzerland. Federation is responsible prostřednictvým International football acociačního výboruza respect the game and kotninentálních distinguishes six groups:

AFC (Asia)
CAF (Africa)
CONCACAF (North America and the Caribbean Sea)
CONMEBOL (South America)
OFC (Oceania)
UEFA (Europe)
FIFA has approximately one hundred and eighty member countries. The best known and most prestigious club competition is CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Champions League. Also known is the UEFA CUP - UEFA CUP.

we started playing football at the end of the 19th century in various sports clubs. In 1901 Czech Football Association was founded in the nineties of the 19th century were created famous clubs Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague. Slovak Republic are the first mention of football in 1893 from Banska Bystrica. In 1922, the Czechoslovak Football Association accepted as legitimate member of FIFA.