The ball was made by shreds of leather filled with hair the first documents of balls filled with air are from the 7th century. Ball games had, however, a low status and was not included at the Panhellenic Games.
In the Ancient Rome, games with balls were not included in the entertainment on the big arenas amphitheaters , but occurred in exercises in the military by the name of Harpastum.
It was the Roman culture that would bring football to the British island Britannica. It is, however, uncertain in which degree the British people were influenced by this variety and in which degree they had developed their own variants. The most admitted story tells that the game was developed in England in the 12th century. In this century, games that resembled football were played on meadows and roads in England. Besides from kicks, the game involved also punches of the ball with the fist.
This early form of football was also much more rough and violent than the modern way of playing. An important feature of the forerunners to football was that the games involved plenty of people and took place over large areas in towns an equivalent was played in Florence from the 16th century where it was called Calcio. The rampage of these games would cause damage on the town and sometimes death to the participants. These would be among the reasons for the proclamations against the game that finally was forbidden for several centuries.
But the football-like games would return to the streets of London in the 17th century. It would be forbidden again in , but at this stage the game had been established in the public schools. For a long time there was no clear distinction between football and rugby. There were also many variations concerning the size of the ball, the number of players and the length of a match. The game was often played in schools and two of the predominant schools were Rugby and Eton.
At Rugby the rules included the possibility to take up the ball with the hands and the game we today know as rugby has its origin from here. At Eton on the other hand the ball was played exclusively with the feet and this game can be seen as a close predecessor to the modern football.
An attempt to create proper rules for the game was done at a meeting in Cambridge in , but a final solution to all questions of rules was not achieved. Another important event in the history of football came about in in London when the first Football association was formed in England. It was decided that carrying the ball with the hands wasn't allowed. The meeting also resulted in a standardization of the size and weight of the ball. A consequence of the London meeting was that the game was divided into two codes: association football and rugby.
The game would, however, continue to develop for a long time and there was still much flexibility concerning the rules.
For one thing, the number of players on the pitch could vary. Neither were uniforms used to distinguish the appearance of the teams. Li Longji decided to take an avenge with only three men on his side. Despite being outnumbered, the Chinese triumphed over the Tibetans. However, the princess was not returned and was sent away to Tibet.
When Li Longji took the throne, he encouraged his officials to sharpen their battlefield performance by using polo as a training exercise. Before the Song dynasty — most sports had a direct connection with military training. However, as the country became more affluent, Chinese sports evolved to become an integral part of everyday life. Often street-side stages were built for crowd-pleasing acrobatic shows.
Sporting culture thus became a daily part of the community and ball games, gymnastics, and martial arts could be found everywhere. Their nature had changed though, and the competitive aspect of the sport was no longer prevalent. Still, the Chinese continued to push their bodies to the limit. Performers would do anything to draw the crowds, showing off incredible feats of strength and skill. The gymnastic accomplishments in which Chinese athletes excel today have their origins in these street performances.
Throughout the centuries China incorporated philosophical and moral qualities into their sports. The physical culture of ancient China had a many-sided influence on the emergence of modern sports. With their unique national features, ancient sports form an intrinsic part of Chinese civilization. The vast empire that innovated its very own sports traditions is now aiming to lead the world once again.
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