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Origin of Football The Chinese played football? games date as far back as 3000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks and the Roman used football? games to sharpen warriors for battle. But it was in England that soccer / football really begin to take shape. It all started in 1863 in England, when two football association (association football and rugby football) split off on their different course. Therefore, the first Football Association was founded in England. Birth of Football Association On October 1863, eleven London clubs and schools sent their representatives to the Freemasons Tavern. They were to clarify and set fundamental rules of football. The eternal dispute concerning shin-kicking, tripping and carrying the ball was discussed thoroughly Representatives of rugby style took their final leave. They wanted no part in a game that tripping, shin-kicking and carrying the ball were forbidden. The Football Association International Matches International matches were being staged in Great Britain before football had hardly been heard of in Europe. The first was played in 1872 and was contested by England and Scotland. Strictly speaking, at the time of the first international match, England had no other partner association against which to play. When Scotland played England in Glasgow on 30 November 1872, the Scottish FA did not even exist. The team England played that day was actually the oldest Scottish club team, Queens Park. Spread of Football The spread of football outside of England was mainly due to the British influence abroad. It spread rapidly to all parts of the world. Football associations formation: the Netherlands and Denmark (1889) New Zealand (1891) Argentina (1893) Chile (1895) Switzerland Belgium (1895) Italy (1898) Germany, Uruguay (1900) Hungary (1901) Finland (1907). FIFA FIFA was founded in Paris in May 1904 with seven founder members: France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain (represented by the Madrid FC), Sweden and Swi