In one military document states, in the year 206 BC, during the reign of Tsin and Han Dynasty, Chinese society has played a ball that is called tsu chu. Tsu itself means "to hit the ball with legs." while chu, meaning "ball of skin and no content." Ball game when it used a ball made of animal skin, with rules and memasukkanya kicking and herded into a net that stretched between two poles.
Version of the ancient history of football the other country comes from Japan, since the 8th century, the people there were familiar with the game ball. The villagers call it by: Come here. While the leather ball is used for deer, but the middle is a hole and filled with air.
According to Bill Murray, a football historian, in his book The World Game: A History of Soccer, soccer game has been known since the beginning of AD. At that time, people are familiar with ancient Egyptian technique of carrying and kicking a ball made of bundles of linen cloth.
The other side of history is in Ancient Greece also know a game called episcuro, none other than the game using a ball. Evidence of this history is depicted in the reliefs museum that depicts a young boy holding a ball and play with her thighs.
The history of modern soccer and has received recognition from various parties, its origin from England, who played in the mid-19th century at the schools. Beridiri in 1857 the first football club in the world, namely: Sheffield Football Club. This club is an association who pursue school football game.
In 1863, Britain stood association football, which is named Football Association (FA). The agency issuing the regulation game of football, so football became more orderly, organized, and comfortable for the audience enjoyed.
Furthermore, in 1886 formed another entity that issued the rules of modern football world se, namely: the International Football Association Board (IFAB). IFAB formed by the English FA with the Scottish Football Association, Football Association of Wales, and the Irish Football Association in Manchester, England.
The history of football more and tested until now IFAB is a body which issued the regulations on the game of football, both on game technique, terms and duties of the referee, even to the displacement transfer of players.
