THE HISTORY OF SOCCERBy: Hunter Ballard and Austin Davis

ORIGIN OF THE WORD SOCCER

In England the game was called soccer by the British upper-class

The lower-class called it football and the name stuck.

THE START OF THE GAME

In China during the 2nd or 3rd centuries BC Early growth of modern soccer started in England

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HISTORY OF SOCCER

The first official league was established in 1863 11 clubs were involved with the establishment The inaugural game was played o December 9, 1863

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FIFA

Federation International Football Association Founded in May 1904

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U.S SOCCER

The U.S.A international soccer team was formed in 1913 One of the first organizations to join FIFA

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WORLD CUP

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.

HOW IS IT CHOOSE

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

1930 WORLD CUP

Held in Uruguay Consisted of 13 teams 1st – Uruguay2nd – Argentina 3rd – United States 4th – Yugoslavia

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WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS

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Forbes Magazine releases top 5 richest clubs in the world

1. Real Madrid2. Manchester United3. Barcelona4. Arsenal5. Bayern Munich

REAL MADRID

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

SPAIN'S RIVALRY

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

ENGLAND’S RIVALRY

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

TOP 5 SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE WORLD

Player Club1. Lionel Messi FC Barcelona2. Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid3. Wayne Rooney Manchester United4. Neymar FC Barcelona5. Landon Donovan LA Galaxy

LIONEL MESSI

Born: Rosario, Argentina Age: 26 Plays for FC Barcelona and Argentina National

Team Scored 223 goals for FC Barcelona since 2004

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CRISTIANO RONALDO

Born: Madeira, Portugal Age: 28 Plays for Real Madrid and Portugal National

Team Scored 247 goals since 2004 For Manchester

United and Real Madrid

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WAYNE ROONEY

Born: Liverpool, England Age: 28 Plays for Manchester United and England

National Team Scored 204 Total goals in his career so far

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NEYMAR

Born : Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Age: 21 Plays for FC Barcelona and Brazil National Team Scored 111 goals in his career so far

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LANDON DONOVAN

Born: Ontario, Canada Age: 31 Plays For LA Galaxy and U.S. National Team Scored 121 goals in his career

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2014 WORLD CUP

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

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U.S TODAY

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

WHY WE CHOSE THIS TOPIC

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

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

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