References to the game of football became more and more widespread in England at the time. Even the great William Shakespeare refe...

During Elizabethan times the game still maintained a huge level of support and participation despite the numerous laws passed to ban the g...

During the 16th Century there were further attempts to contain the spread of football. The Puritan movement during the reign of Elizabeth ...

Although the game was gaining popularity amongst commoners, it was still largely disliked by the aristocracy and royalty. In fact on 13th ...

The game of football generally flourished in England from around the 8th Century onwards. The game was incredibly popular with the working ...

The Romans introduced Harpastum into France around 50 BCE. The French took the game and developed their own version called ‘Choule’ or ‘So...

The history of Calcio officially stretches back to the 16th Century. However the roots of Calcio can be found in the Roman game of Har...

Tlatchi was a game played by the Aztecs and some individuals have claimed that it is over 3000 years old. We cannot verify this but it is ...

No one knows for sure how long the Inuit have been playing their specific style of football called Aqsaqtuk, which literally means soc...

It's a mouthful isn't it? Records show The Native American Indians played football or Pasuckaukohowog from approximately 1620. Al...

Every civilization has played some type of ball game, many by kicking the ball in the style of football. These games have been played for ...

To try and put a date on the introduction of Harpastum is hard but we can consider that the Romans conquered Greece in 146 BCE so ...

Very little is known about Greek ball games and their influence on modern-day football. It is claimed that the game of Episkyro wa...

Legend has it that slightly later than the Chinese, the Japanese started playing a football game called Kemari. Official records s...

The Chinese are credited with the earliest form of football, commonly recognised as approximately 255 - 206 BCE. However as mentioned prev...

The Origins of football can be found in every corner of the Globe. Civilizations throughout history all played ball games and many of thes...

Ever wondered how football started? Who was the first person to score from the halfway line?? The first to fluff a penalty?? We don't t...