World Soccer
The game soccer is very much popular all over the planet. It is even in the poorest region of the globe. Soccer has made a tremendous impact on most people. Even in the early centuries, the game soccer (or a version of it) is played all over the world.
World soccer is a part of the human history. All throughout the course of history of man, world soccer have become apparent. In the history of man, world soccer has come and go, more often leaving a historian a few speculations if those particular races do really have the game soccer or a somewhat old version of soccer in their history.
World Soccer History
World soccer has really reached even the most unusual places in the globe throughout history. Take for example, China. It is written in the history of China that the Chinese in the early century play a somewhat version of the modern day soccer.
The Chinese call this game “Tsu Chu” which means “to kick a leather and stuffed ball with the feet”. This early version of the game soccer tsu chu was played usually on the Emperor’s birthday celebration during the “Han Dynasty” which was during the 2nd to the 3rd century B.C. In this early version of Chinese soccer, the objective was to kick the ball through an opening of an erected bamboo canes which has a net placed on it.
The “Tsu Chu” was widely played during 206 to 220 B.C. in the “Han Dynasty” and was then added on the war manual for the military training in the Chinese army during the “Tsin Dynasty” around 255 to 206 B.C. Historians confirmed that soccer in the early century has been popular all over the world. During 300 to 600 A.D., the Japanese have their own version of soccer.
The Japanese played a game called the “Kemari” also called “Kenatt”. Kemari was played with a ball made of animal hide (mostly deer skin) that was stuffed with sawdust. Similar to the modern day soccer, Kemari was played by a number of players (mostly eight) that would pass the ball around by juggling it with their feet without touching it and at the same time preventing any ball contact on the floor.
We all know that the modern day world soccer was established or founded in Britain. During the seventh until the ninth century various ball games similar to soccer have emerged in this part of the globe. One of the most popular versions of world soccer in Europe was the mob football.
This kind of world soccer version was very violent and was mostly played amongst villages. In this version of world soccer, opposing teams would try to get the ball into the town center square of the village.
In the present times, soccer is played in almost everywhere. Even in some war torn countries, soccer games are played. That is how popular world soccer is.
World Soccer Books
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Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics List Price: Sale Price: $8.66  |
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Soccer fans love to argue about the tactics a manager puts into play, and this fascinating study traces the world history of tactics, from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, where chaos reigned... |
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The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer List Price: Sale Price: $12.51 |
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The definitive book about soccer. With a new foreword for the American edition. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal... |
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Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport List Price: Sale Price: $2.39 |
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Simon Kuper’s New York Times bestseller Soccernomics pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous empirical analysis and incisiveand witty commentary. Kuper now leaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul of the world’s most popular sport in the new, extraordinarily revealing Soccer Men... |
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The World's Game: A HISTORY OF SOCCER (Illinois History of Sports) List Price: Sale Price: $10.00 |
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Soccer, one of the most popular games in the world, is played by many and is supported fanatically by millions. So, how did this sport come about? What were its origins? Why has it flourished for so long? Bill Murray, an Australian sports historian, answers these questions and many more as he persuasively presents the case for why soccer is the premier sport of the world... |
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La Roja: How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World List Price: Sale Price: $9.82 |
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La Roja is bestselling author Jimmy Burns tremendous opus on Spanish soccer. From its early beginnings when the first soccer on the shores of Bilbao and Buenos Aires was played by British sailors and engineers, through to the influx of South American stars, and similarly inspirational Italians, Dutchman and Scandinavians, Burns show how the engagement of foreigners with home-grown Spanish talent overcame political adversity and produced football of sublime skill and passion that intoxicates fans around the world... |
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Distant Corners: American Soccer's History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes (Sporting) List Price: Sale Price: $19.74 |
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From bestselling author David Wangerin, a history of America's curious relationship with the "beautiful game" |
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Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Spain, Germany, and Brazil Win, and Why the US, Japan, Australia, Turkey-and Even Iraq-Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport List Price: Sale Price: $11.33 |
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Why doesn't the United States dominate soccer internationally...and how can it? Which is the best soccer nation on Earth? Who has the most passionate fans? What impact does soccer have on suicide rates? Which sport will dominate the Earth? NFL or the English Premier League? Why are the people who run soccer clubs so dumb? These are some of the questions that every soccer fanatic has asked... |
Posted by Irwan on February 18, 2011
