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The History of Soccer

The History of Soccer. By: Hunter Ballard and Austin Davis. In England the game was called soccer by the British upper-class The lower-class called it football and the name stuck. Origin of the word Soccer. In China during the 2 nd or 3 rd centuries BC

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The History of Soccer

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  1. The History of Soccer By: Hunter Ballard and Austin Davis

  2. In England the game was called soccer by the British upper-class • The lower-class called it football and the name stuck. Origin of the word Soccer

  3. In China during the 2nd or 3rd centuries BC • Early growth of modern soccer started in England The Start of the Game soccertrainingsite.com

  4. The first official league was established in 1863 • 11 clubs were involved with the establishment • The inaugural game was played o December 9, 1863 History of Soccer wikimedia.org

  5. Federation International Football Association • Founded in May 1904 FIFA businessofsoccer.com

  6. The U.S.A international soccer team was formed in 1913 • One of the first organizations to join FIFA U.S Soccer assets.sbnation.com

  7. The world cup is a tournament that happens every four years lasting a month • Starting out with only 13 teams has grown to 32 teams • Brazil has won more than any other country. World Cup

  8. The world cup started out only being in South America and Europe • In 2002 it began to rotate to many countries • The FIFA congress votes and decides nearly 7 years in advance How is it choose

  9. Held in Uruguay • Consisted of 13 teams 1st– Uruguay 2nd – Argentina 3rd – United States 4th – Yugoslavia 1930 World Cup wikimedia.org

  10. Soccerballworld.com World cup Champions

  11. Forbes Magazine releases top 5 richest clubs in the world • Real Madrid • Manchester United • Barcelona • Arsenal • Bayern Munich

  12. Located in Madrid, Spain • Real Madrid brings in 650 million dollars in revenue • The club is worth 3.3 million dollars • Home to some of the best players in the world Real Madrid

  13. Barcelona and Real Madrid are Spain’s largest clubs • Both being in the top 3 richest clubs are very prestigious • Real Madrid leads the series 90 to 86 Spain's Rivalry

  14. Liverpool and Manchester United • The two clubs are the most successful club in England • Manchester United leads the series 84 to 83 • The clubs together hold 121 honors England’s Rivalry

  15. PlayerClub • Lionel Messi FC Barcelona • Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid • Wayne Rooney Manchester United • Neymar FC Barcelona • Landon Donovan LA Galaxy TOP 5 Soccer Players in the World

  16. Born: Rosario, Argentina • Age: 26 • Plays for FC Barcelona and Argentina National Team • Scored 223 goals for FC Barcelona since 2004 blacksportsonline.com/ Lionel Messi

  17. Born: Madeira, Portugal • Age: 28 • Plays for Real Madrid and Portugal National Team • Scored 247 goals since 2004 For Manchester United and Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo sightspeople.com/

  18. Born: Liverpool, England • Age: 28 • Plays for Manchester United and England National Team • Scored 204 Total goals in his career so far soccerbyives.ne Wayne Rooney

  19. Born : Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil • Age: 21 • Plays for FC Barcelona and Brazil National Team • Scored 111 goals in his career so far Neymar bloomberg.com/

  20. Born: Ontario, Canada • Age: 31 • Plays For LA Galaxy and U.S. National Team • Scored 121 goals in his career Landon Donovan bellazon.com/

  21. The 2014 world cup is going to be held in Brazil. • This will be the first world cup in South America since 1978 • The finals will be held in Rio De Janeiro 2014 world cup sportsnetworker.com

  22. Soccer in the U.S is growing every year • The Major League Soccer (MLS) stands at 20 teams • The MLS will grow to 24 teams by 2020 rslsoapbox.com U.S Today

  23. Hunter • I choose to do soccer because I have played since I was 3 years old • I played travel soccer since I was 8 and have stuck with it through high school. • I didn’t know much about the history so I wanted to research into it Why we chose this Topic

  24. Austin • I chose this topic because I have played soccer since I was six years old. • I have played traveling soccer since I was 9 and played it all the way through high school • I chose this because soccer is such a big part of my life and I wanted to know the history behind it Why we chose this topic

  25. "Soccer History." History of Soccer. GenoJezek. Web. 23 Nov 2013. <http://www.historyofsoccer.info/>. • Goldblatt, David. The Ball Is Round. New York, NY: Penguin, 2006. eBook. <http://books.google.com/books?id=i1158WHUTvwC>. • "History of Football- The Origins." The Game. FIFA. Web. 23 Nov 2013. <http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/the-game/origins.html>. • "History of English Football." Information Britian. N.p.. Web. 1 Nov 2013. <http://www.information-britain.co.uk/sporthistory/entry/Football/>. • Coggin, Stewart. "Best Soccer Players in the World."World Soccer. N.p.. Web. 1 Nov 2013. <http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/players/tp/Best-Soccer-Players-In-The-World.htm>. • "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil." FIFA.Com. FIFA. Web. 24 Nov 2013. <http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/index.html>. • "Previous FIFA World Cups." FIFA.com. FIFA. Web. 24 Nov 2013. <http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1/overview.html>. • "MLS Clubs." MLSSOCCER.COM. MLS. Web. 21 Nov 2013. <http://www.mlssoccer.com/clubs>. • Houghton, Adrian. "Liverpool, Man U, the greatest football rivalry." The Roar. THe Roar, 30 Aug 2013. Web. 22 Nov 2013. <http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/08/30/liverpool-and-manchester-united-the-greatest-football-rivalry/>. • Hiskey, Daven. "The Origin of The Word Soccer." Today I Found Out. VaccaFoedia Media, 23 Jun 2010. Web. 25 Nov 2013. <http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-of-the-word-soccer/>. Works Cited

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