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Soccer is the most popular sporting discipline. the goal of the game hit the ball into the gates of  opponents,  using  any part of the body  except the arms. Victory  wins the team that  scores more goals .  Football appeared in 1863. England is considered the birthplace of football .  Soccer History  Goal-based entertainment used in ancient Greece, Rome, and China. tournaments  were amusement and entertainment. in the 20th century the game became a student pastime. There were no unified rules.  Somewhere it was strictly forbidden to touch the ball with your hands . In a number of states, on the contrary, it was possible to transfer by hand . In 1846  held  a real football tournament.  In the UK teams from five colleges met .  Athletes  appointed a jury  and  came up with general requirements. In 1857 the first professional club of Sheffield was established . 20 years negotiations in the world sports association .  Only in 1971  approved the regulations, the size of the goal and the structure of the ball were approved . In the same year  the first football matches in the framework of the FA Cup took place . In 1891  new provisions appeared.  Penalty rule was approved. It was used by  as a penalty for breaking the game rules .  popularization of football  Fame came to football in 1880. The number of cubes within the football association has reached 100 pieces . If in the beginning it was an entertaining game , but in the 80s, players started to get paid . The international community reacted negatively to monetary relations .  For footballers on salary  were not allowed to represent the country at major matches, and  club, breaking the rule ,  removed from association. 5 years later  footballers  allowed to receive money for sports achievements . In the same year  the world's first football league appeared ,  its members became footballers. popularization of football  Football became really popular  in 1880. The number of cubes within the football association has reached 100 pieces . If in the beginning it was an entertaining game ,  since 1981 there have been rumors that the players are getting money.  Society did not want to accept money games.  For athletes  those receiving money  were not allowed to represent the country at major matches, and  club, breaking the rule , expelled from association .  In 1885  footballers  allowed to receive money for sports achievements .  at the same time the world's first football league appeared , calling its players professional workers .  In 1872  ended  international  football  tournament has ended. In  game  competed players  from England and Scotland. In 1904 the football association held a meeting in Paris .  Members of the Association  decided  change the organization . So, it appeared  the famous Fifa . Initially,  the national games were called the Olympic Games.  When Fifa appeared,  international tournaments began to be called the World Cup.  The tournament is now called the YEFA Cup.  The team from Uruguay was the winner.  The tournament takes place every 2 years. In 2020  Due to the Covid-19 outbreak  the game has been canceled for the first time.