Where and when was soccer 'invented'?
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wickedwillie
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Arguably soccer was invented in London in 1863 when men sat down to codify the games that they had enjoyed playing at their "public schools". An association called "The Football Association" was formed. The word "soccer" is short for "Association Football", as distinct from "Rugby Football", which was another sport codified by ex public schoolboys in the late 19th century.
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There's a pretty clear evidence that some ancient civilizations developed a game somewhat similar to contemporary football. However, the "modern" football (or soccer) was invented in the year 1848 in the Cambridge University by a bunch of students, who were bored by other games and decided to set some rules. The game didn't resemble today's football since catching the ball with your hands was allowed. Despite that, we can say that they were one of the first people who invented the game.
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This depends on what is meant by invented. However the first evidence for football being played was in the middle ages when they use to belt a pigs bladder around.
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'soccer'was invented in ENGLAND by a bunch of drunken monkeys
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It is funny to read it was invented in England. History has said for years that Football [soccer] was invented in Portugal.
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