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Soccer is the most popular kind of sport. the main rule to score with the ball into the gates of  opponents,  using  all limbs except the arms. Victory  wins the team that  who made more throws.  Football appeared in 1863.  The game originated in the UK.  Soccer History  Ball games appeared in ancient Greece, Rome, and China. Game  were amusement and entertainment.  100 years ago the game became a student pastime.  There were no general rules. In some countries  do not handle the ball.  Somewhere it was allowed to throw the ball with the fingers. In 1846 passed  first soccer competition .  In the UK  several universities have agreed to play together.  Students  selected arbitrators and established uniform rules . In 1857 the first professional club of Sheffield was established . 20 years  athletes from all over the world have created modern football. Only  in 1971  approved the regulations, the size of the goal and the structure of the ball were approved .  At the same time 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  punishment for playing not by the rules.  How football became a famous sport    Fame came to football in 1880. The number of cubes within the football association has reached 100 pieces .  Previously, football was an amateur sport,  since 1981 there have been rumors that the players are getting money.  Society did not want to accept money games.  For athletes  on salary  were not allowed to represent the country at major matches, and  club,  seen paying money, expelled from association . 5 years later  footballers allowed  play for a reward. In the same year  the world's first football league appeared ,  its members became footballers. 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  those receiving money banned from representing the country in national competitions , and  club,  seen paying money,  removed from association.  In 1885 players  allowed  play for a reward.  at the same time  created a soccer league,  its members became footballers.  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  decided to change the organization .  So they created the famous Fifa . Initially, international meetings  were called the Olympic Games.  When Fifa appeared, national 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.